Implant company drops UK patent claims despite UPC Kodak ruling
June 05, 2026
| Inbar Preiss
Establishment Labs withdrew the UK portion of its case against GC Aesthetics at the Unified Patent Court, opting instead to litigate UK-specific issues in parallel national proceedings. A recent Court of Appea... (more story)
Japan patent panel to revisit AI, cross-border invention rules
June 05, 2026
| Toko Sekiguchi
Japan’s patent policy panel will discuss cross-border network inventions, artificial intelligence and infringement deterrence, putting digital patent enforcement and AI-related patent rules back before the Jap... (more story)
Zee's FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights upheld by Indian court
June 05, 2026
| Freny Patel
Zee Entertainment Enterprises has won a dynamic anti-piracy injunction allowing the real-time blocking of rogue websites that illegally stream the FIFA World Cup 2026 in India. Zee holds the tournament's exclu... (more story)
US Supreme Court narrows inducement liability for 'skinny label' generic drugs
June 04, 2026
| Nick Robertson
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday that generic drug manufacturer Hikma Pharmaceuticals' FDA-approved skinny label and marketing materials describing its product as equivalent to Amarin Pharma's bran... (more story)
IP licensing and business: May 22-June 4
June 04, 2026
| Steve Scherer
Companies across the music, technology and life sciences sectors announced over the past two weeks licensing transactions involving AI, standard essential patents, drug candidates and rare earth technologies. ... (more story)
This week at the UPC: May 29-June 4
June 04, 2026
| Anna Lauwereys and Inbar Preiss
The UPC this week inaugurated its Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre in Ljubljana, and confirmed in the Kodak-Fujifilm dispute that it can hear infringement claims involving UK patents. Judges also dismis... (more story)
Japan IP Court to review JPO cancellations of Keyence factory-dashboard patents
June 04, 2026
| Toko Sekiguchi
One of Japan’s leading factory-automation companies is challenging two Japan Patent Office decisions that cancelled related patents for PLC dashboard technology after opposition from a small Japanese company.
China's top court upholds specialty food trademark, rejects challenge
June 04, 2026
| MLex Staff
China’s highest court has rejected a request to reopen a trademark dispute involving a geographical indication, preserving protection for a regional food brand and bringing to a close a legal challenge that la... (more story)