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Japan government AI trial puts vendor know-how safeguards in focus July 13, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s Digital Agency will test three domestically developed large language models on the government cloud, moving its public sector AI project into a phase where model development history, training data comp... (more story)

China's new punitive damages rule tested in repeat trademark-infringement appeal July 13, 2026 | MLex Staff

A Chinese court has upheld punitive damages against an online merchant who resumed selling trademark-infringing products after settling an earlier dispute with a lingerie brand, marking the first reported appl... (more story)

Google denied interim relief in India trademark appeal July 13, 2026 | Freny Patel

Google failed to secure a stay of an Indian court ruling holding its AdWords keyword advertising program liable for trademark infringement, leaving intact a previous judgment with broader implications for onli... (more story)

Apple sues OpenAI over alleged hardware trade secret theft in US July 10, 2026 | Nick Robertson

Apple filed a US trade secret misappropriation suit Friday against OpenAI, two of its employees and hardware subsidiary io Products in the Northern District of California, alleging the AI giant stole trade sec... (more story)

Altana Wealth loses UK appeal in Venezuela investment trade secrets case July 10, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Altana Wealth and Brevent Advisory have lost their appeal against a UK High Court ruling that found the companies had misused IlliquidX’s trade secrets in setting up an investment fund trading in distressed Venezuelan debt.

China IP advisers urge faster, more flexible protection for AI, other technologies July 10, 2026 | MLex Staff

China should adapt its intellectual property system more quickly to the needs of artificial intelligence, data-intensive technologies and other emerging industries by combining faster administrative measures w... (more story)

Japan court upholds Panasonic win against Nikon in RED camera patent dispute July 10, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan's Intellectual Property High Court has upheld the invalidation of a video-camera patent developed by US cinematic camera maker RED.com, rejecting an appeal after Japanese camera maker Nikon acquired the ... (more story)

OpenAI blocked copyright discovery in sanctionable offense, US news outlets say July 09, 2026 | Emma Whitford

News outlets including the New York Times and a slew of regional papers are seeking sanctions against OpenAI that could settle facts at the heart of their US copyright lawsuits. The plaintiffs say the company ... (more story)

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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)