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Apple and Optis clash over future of FRAND rates at UK Supreme Court

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China's trademark overhaul shifts trademark protection beyond registration

Los Angeles, California, United States - 05-05-2023: A view of several cans of Rise Brewing Co. coffee beverages, on display at a local grocery store.

US Supreme Court to decide who determines conceptual trademark strength

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Fraunhofer Gesellschaft loses India biomass patent fight over disclosure failures July 02, 2026 | Freny Patel

Fraunhofer Gesellschaft lost its appeal against the rejection of an Indian patent application after the Calcutta High Court found insufficient disclosure and missing biological-origin information required unde... (more story)

Qualyst Transporter wins patent remand dispute against Indian Patent Office July 02, 2026 | Freny Patel

US-based Qualyst Transporter Solutions secured a Bombay High Court ruling barring the Indian Patent Office from introducing new prior art and objections during a fresh hearing ordered by the court.

Apple and Optis clash over future of FRAND rates at UK Supreme Court July 01, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

A three-day hearing at the UK Supreme Court between Apple and Optis concluded on Wednesday, with the country’s highest court now set to make the most consequential decision in six years on the setting of fair,... (more story)

Crystal Crop seeks merger clearance for FMC's India crop protection business July 01, 2026 | Freny Patel

The sale of global agrochemical giant, FMC's India crop protection business to Crystal Crop Protection faces an in-depth merger review. In its long-form merger filing, Crystal informed the Competition Commissi... (more story)

Issa commits to US Judiciary votes on deepfake, anti-piracy legislation June 30, 2026 | Nick Robertson

At a wide-ranging House Judiciary IP subcommittee hearing Tuesday on internet copyright issues, Chairman Darrell Issa said he wants bills regulating AI deepfakes and no-fault injunctions to counter online pira... (more story)

Vietnam to fine unauthorized reposting, storage of copyrighted works June 30, 2026 | Hoa Dinh

Starting in July, social media users, website operators and social network providers in Vietnam will face fines for unauthorized reposting, sharing or storage of copyrighted works under Decree 174. The new rul... (more story)

US Supreme Court allows president to remove FTC commissioners June 29, 2026 | Claude Marx and Dwight A. Weingarten

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act stating that members of the FTC can only be removed for cause are "incompatible with the separation of powers enshrined in ... (more story)

With certiorari denied, vacated US patent verdict against Nokia, AT&T will stand June 29, 2026 | Nick Robertson

The US Supreme Court denied certiorari Monday in an appeal by Finesse Wireless of a US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision which overturned a $166.3 million patent infringement verdict against Nokia and AT&T. 

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Delaware, NJ courts' patent funding data sharpens debate over disclosure July 01, 2026 | Steve Scherer

A new study of third-party litigation funding, or TPLF, found that patent litigation accounts for nearly all funded cases before US District Judge Colm Connolly in Delaware, with about 15 percent of patent sui... (more story)

China's trademark overhaul shifts trademark protection beyond registration July 01, 2026 | MLex Staff

China's latest trademark law overhaul suggests policymakers are redefining trademarks less as rights acquired through registration than as commercial assets whose protection depends on continued lawful use.

Litigation funding faces first review at EU’s top court June 30, 2026 | Jean Comte

Litigation funders will see judges at the EU's highest court get their first taste of the burgeoning industry in a case over whether antitrust class actions backed by investment funds infringe the bloc's rules... (more story)

US high court ruling on FTC's Slaughter could seal firing of copyright chief Perlmutter June 29, 2026 | Nick Robertson

A US Supreme Court decision Monday allowing the president to fire members of the Federal Trade Commission for any reason could hurt Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter’s legal arguments to keep her own job... (more story)

Japan's IP strategy follows the money June 29, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

From antitrust guidance to AI and seed-law reform, Japan's latest IP moves aim to prevent value leaks before ordinary enforcement begin.

US House approves standalone copyright office; Senate future unclear June 26, 2026 | Nick Robertson

While the US House passed a bill this month to separate the US Copyright Office from the Library of Congress and revise how the leaders of both institutions are appointed, the Senate has yet to take up the mea... (more story)

US Supreme Court's refusal to hear India's TCS appeal deepens trade-secret divide June 26, 2026 | Freny Patel

When the US Supreme Court declined Tata Consultancy Services' appeal, it left unresolved the most commercially significant question under the Defend Trade Secrets Act: whether avoided development costs alone c... (more story)

As intangible assets grow, IP-backed lending gains traction in US June 25, 2026 | Steve Scherer

As corporate value in the United States has become increasingly tied to intellectual property rather than physical assets, lenders are looking beyond traditional forms of collateral to finance companies agains... (more story)