Cate Blanchett, an Oscar-winning actor, opened a registry Tuesday to provide a way for people to declare to AI systems that they consent to the use of their name, image and likeness. RSL Media’s registry would... (more story)

Patent owners looking to halt inter partes review challenges against their patents will have more time to appeal for director review under a precedential decision issued by US Patent and Trademark Office Direc... (more story)

Japan’s patent office will launch a pilot program in July allowing companies to time patent examination around technical standard setting activity, creating a new route for applicants whose patent filings are ... (more story)

Two decades of patent reform have not diminished their value nor lessened the need for litigation, according to a new report from Cornerstone Research. Instead, Kirti Gupta and Shane Oka say how innovators saf... (more story)

Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court upheld a refusal by the Japan Patent Office to register the shape of a baby fork as a 3D trademark, finding that consumers would see the design as functional rather tha... (more story)

A Chinese court has ruled that software interface design can be protected under the Anti-Unfair Competition Law even when it falls outside the scope of copyright and trade-dress protection.

Japan's competition watchdog and the Cabinet Office issued new guidelines on Monday for transactions in the film and anime industries, seeking to address concerns about unfair treatment of creators and clarify... (more story)

The US Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday unanimously advanced the bipartisan NO FAKES Act, a closely watched artificial intelligence bill that would target unauthorized AI-generated replicas of people's v... (more story)