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An AI-generated image of Pope Leo in a puffer jacket.

As EU's AI content labeling regime kicks in, its aim for clarity remains divisive

Humanoid robot developed by Chinese university students on display in Shenzhen, China

China leads humanoid robotics patent race in volume, US retains quality edge

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New patent litigation front could open after UK Supreme Court's Tesla ruling

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Delhi High Court to test India's approach to AI-assisted patents July 31, 2026 | Freny Patel

The Delhi High Court is set to consider whether India's patent regime should recognize inventions involving artificial intelligence, in a case that could test whether the country adopts a more flexible approac... (more story)

IP licensing and business: July 17-July 30 July 30, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Sisvel's Willy Chang, the company's head of AI pools, told MLex the company is developing new patent pools for AI networking and optical communications. Other licensing activity spanned wireless technology, el... (more story)

This week at the UPC: July 24-30 July 30, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys

The UPC this week saw a major injunction against Disney, and the end of a long-standing dispute between Ericsson and AsusTek. Judges decided on a slew of access requests, blocking a German law firm from seeing... (more story)

China sets innovation quality, AI priorities in latest five-year IP strategy July 30, 2026 | MLex Staff

China's top intellectual property regulator has outlined a five-year strategy that shifts the country's intellectual property agenda beyond filing volumes toward innovation quality and emerging technologies, s... (more story)

HBO piracy case prompts Delhi High Court to refine dynamic injunction rules July 30, 2026 | Freny Patel

HBO's piracy suit prompted the Delhi High Court to refine India's dynamic injunction regime, allowing intermediaries to verify mirror websites while preserving judicial oversight over infringement findings and... (more story)

AstraZeneca, GSK settle long-running UK patent royalty dispute July 29, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline have settled a dispute over royalty payments owed to AstraZeneca by GlaxoSmithKline subsidiary Tesaro for licenses to the patent for anti-cancer medication niraparib.

Chinese scholar challenges AI industry's fair-use defense in copyright debate July 29, 2026 | MLex Staff

A leading Chinese intellectual-property scholar has recently argued that most AI training practices in the country fail to meet the legal standard for fair use, directly challenging a position increasingly ado... (more story)

Japan government panel maps AI voice, likeness disputes under existing civil law July 29, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan's Justice Ministry has published a draft report concluding that publicity rights, portrait rights and unfair competition law can address many disputes over AI-generated voices and likenesses without new legislation.

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Stewart departs USPTO after consequential stint as acting director July 30, 2026 | Nick Robertson

USPTO Deputy Director Coke Morgan Stewart, who is leaving the office this week, leveraged her role as acting director last year to initiate significant changes to inter partes review, including rescinding the ... (more story)

AI fuels demand for trade secret insurance as legal risks grow July 30, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Trade secret disputes are emerging as a key growth area for the intellectual property insurance market as companies expand their use of artificial intelligence, insurers told MLex.

As EU's AI content labeling regime kicks in, its aim for clarity remains divisive July 30, 2026 | Masha Borak and Inbar Preiss

On Sunday, new EU requirements kick in under the AI Act for clear labeling of AI-generated or manipulated content. Reaction is divided: Companies say the rules risk sweeping routine AI material into the same l... (more story)

Japan's SEP revival puts a centuries-old mediation tradition to a global test July 30, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan is reviving standard-essential patent enforcement through a centuries-old court mediation tradition, offering patent owners and implementers a low-cost route to global licensing while testing how far jud... (more story)

Defense right to repair spurs debate over contractors' IP rights July 29, 2026 | Nick Robertson

The US House and Senate versions of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act each endorse a right to repair for the military, which would expand US government access to technical data, an outcome that defen... (more story)

US espionage prosecution of China’s Pangang Group collapses, but caselaw endures July 29, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

The US Department of Justice’s decision to abandon its economic espionage prosecution of China’s Pangang Group may ultimately be remembered less for its abrupt ending than for the precedent it produced: narrow... (more story)

US FDA rule change could prompt rethink of pharma IP strategy July 29, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Employee mobility and growing collaboration have already elevated the strategic importance of trade secrets and process patents across the life sciences industry. A new US Food and Drug Administration proposal... (more story)

Ghostbusters busts a procedural barrier in Indian trademark law July 29, 2026 | Freny Patel

The Ghostbusters movie helped dismantle a procedural barrier in Indian trademark law after the Delhi High Court ruled that procedural rules cannot be used to narrow statutory trademark rights, reducing the imp... (more story)