Intellectual Property

A Dutch court has barred Merck’s under-the-skin version of cancer drug Keytruda in eight European countries, upholding Halozyme’s drug-delivery patent and applying EU top court guidance allowing courts to issu... (more story)

Japan’s Supreme Court for the first time found the “special circumstances” test satisfied for tort liability when a business copies material outside copyright protection, upholding damages over a free, adverti... (more story)

US internet services provider Cloudflare has appealed Italian court rulings that upheld a regulatory order for it to help prevent users in Italy from reaching sites reported as carrying pirated live streams an... (more story)

China has proposed more detailed standards for identifying bad-faith trademark filings and protecting prior rights, while setting out examination rules for dynamic marks ahead of the implementation of its newl... (more story)

The US International Trade Commission is weighing whether to continue a trade-secret investigation despite a contract directing disputes to Germany. Neither Zync nor BMW argues that the agreement strips the ag... (more story)

Patent deals linked US and Chinese technology portfolios, renewed smartphone licenses and expanded automotive coverage, while a memory-patent dispute ended in a $600 million settlement. Pharmaceutical partners... (more story)

This week, the Unified Patent Court appeal judges denied a pause on Canfield’s infringement and revocation appeals over a separate third-party challenge to the same patent. The Court of Appeal also upheld Dutc... (more story)

Meta Platforms faces scrutiny in India after the Delhi High Court questioned whether Instagram’s Remix feature facilitates copyright infringement, raising broader concerns over platform responsibility for tool... (more story)