Meta's French antitrust order aims to plug regulatory gap over media content use
July 10, 2026
| Jean Comte
A French regulatory order for Meta Platforms to negotiate fresh terms with media outlets for using their content promises to help settle a dispute over remuneration and ease the sector's concerns about lost re... (more story)
US consensus could bolster global push for WIPO design treaty
July 09, 2026
| Melissa Ritti
A request for input on whether the US should join the World Intellectual Property Organization's Riyadh Design Law Treaty has generated a unified, affirmative response from key stakeholders, strengthening the ... (more story)
Trademark case at Supreme Court could reshape path to trial in US infringement suits
July 09, 2026
| Steve Scherer
The US Supreme Court is poised to decide during its next term whether judges or juries determine a trademark's inherent strength, which would resolve a split among federal appeals courts. That could affect how... (more story)
US university, research institution licensing stays strong amid patent retreat
July 08, 2026
| Melissa Ritti
US universities and research institutions continued commercializing new technologies in 2025, inking more deals and forming more startups than in 2024. But declines in patenting — including a precipitous, 40 p... (more story)
AI likely to fuel boom in intangible assets as investment gap grows
July 08, 2026
| Steve Scherer
Investment in intangible assets is outpacing spending on physical assets by an ever-wider margin, and artificial intelligence is expected to speed the shift, the World Intellectual Property Organization said on Wednesday.
Canada’s generic GLP-1 highlights patent disparity with US
July 07, 2026
| Nick Robertson
The approval of the first generic semaglutide for weight loss in Canada last week highlights key differences in patent regulation between Canada and the US, where the market-leading GLP-1 medication will enjoy... (more story)
Streaming platforms seek EU court guidance on Belgian copyright rules
July 03, 2026
| Inbar Preiss and Matthew Newman
Belgian streaming platform Streamz, Spotify, Google and other companies will ask the EU's highest court on July 6 and July 7 to determine whether Belgium can require streaming platforms to make additional paym... (more story)
'Forensics first' approach gains ground in US trade secret litigation
July 02, 2026
| Melissa Ritti
A new Sedona Conference draft commentary — and a dispute between two enterprise database software providers currently unfolding across two US states — could show trade secret litigation transitioning to a fron... (more story)