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UK investment body would stop measuring success by patents, prospective head says April 22, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

The prospective head of the UK government body responsible for investing state funds in new and innovative technologies has said he will move away from using patent filings and citations as a metric for succes... (more story)

Finance gaps threaten innovation; Letta warns of EU’s ‘last chance’ April 22, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta has warned that fragmented financial, energy and digital systems are undermining the EU’s ability to innovate and compete globally. He urged deeper market integration... (more story)

US House bill on code standard copyrights divides industry April 22, 2026 | Nick Robertson

A House bill that would guarantee the copyrights of building, fire safety and other standard codes was at the center of a contentious hearing Tuesday, with advocates for and against the measure debating the in... (more story)

House sends follow-up questions criticizing USPTO's Squires after oversight hearing April 21, 2026 | Nick Robertson

US Patent and Trademark Director John Squires faced additional scrutiny from members of the House Judiciary Committee in supplemental questions for the record over his use of discretion and staffing changes at the office.

New UK tender could show new approach to IP procurement April 21, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

A new UK tender for AI edtech tools includes the unusual provision of allowing suppliers to keep full ownership of IP developed as part of the contract, an indicator of the importance the government places on ... (more story)

ISO standards that underpin EU law must be free to access, ECJ rules April 21, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

The International Organization for Standardization, the world’s biggest provider of technical standards, might have to make many standards free for public access. The EU’s highest court on Tuesday ruled that c... (more story)

China aligns IP policy with industrial push amid global tech competition April 21, 2026 | MLex Staff

China has cast stronger protection for artificial intelligence, data and other emerging technologies as a strategic response to intensifying global competition, while outlining the next steps in a broader push... (more story)

Patent owners, PTAB petitioners urge transparency for USPTO decisions April 20, 2026 | Nick Robertson

A US Patent and Trademark Office listening session Monday on the technology industry's views on the Patent Trial and Appeal Board showed there's little common ground between patent owners and challengers, but ... (more story)

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Japan's green IP push risks mistaking volume for value April 22, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s push to align emissions reduction with economic growth rests heavily on scaling up innovation — but emerging evidence suggests the policy may be measuring the wrong thing.

‘Historic’ claim rate for US Anthropic settlement a credit to reach, size, stakes April 17, 2026 | Emma Whitford

A rare and resounding claim rate of more than 90 percent in the first major US copyright settlement over large language model development appears creditable to effective outreach, the prospect of large payouts... (more story)

BMW counsel: ‘Complete closure’ needed to drop US patent case against Onesta April 16, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Onesta IP must defend the validity of two US patents — and allegations both were misused when they were asserted against BMW in Germany. That potentially high-risk outcome “does not kill” future tests of last ... (more story)

Foundational AI patent commons may add fuel to race for market leadership April 16, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Anthropic, Meta, Microsoft, Genentech (Roche Group) and IBM have established a shared commons for foundational artificial intelligence patents with the goal of reducing legal disputes and speeding development.... (more story)

USPTO targets ex parte workload in echoes of IPR changes April 16, 2026 | Nick Robertson

An extra filing opportunity for patent owners before a determination of a substantial new question of patentability during an ex parte reexamination is supposed to tamp down the spike of new reexam requests. B... (more story)

Music sampling can be lawful but faces limits under EU ‘pastiche’ rule April 16, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Music sampling may fall under the “pastiche” copyright exception, but that is not a “catch-all” justification, the EU's top court has said. Lawyers for German electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk welcomed limit... (more story)

Japanese game-bar warning exposes old copyright fault line for manga cafes April 16, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

A warning from a Japanese software copyright group to game bars exposes the country’s uneven copyright treatment of paid, on-premises access to works, highlighting why manga cafes developed under softer arrang... (more story)

New China rules to counter, reshape foreign jurisdiction patent disputes April 16, 2026 | MLex Staff

China is bringing greater coherence and enforcement power to its legal toolkit for responding to foreign legal measures, with new rules targeting what it describes as unjustified extraterritorial jurisdiction.