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Novo Nordisk suffers dual semaglutide patent setbacks in Europe

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Shanghai court rules against AI company over Genshin Impact voice cloning October 28, 2026 | MLex Staff

A Shanghai court has found copyright infringement and unfair competition in a case involving an artificial intelligence service that imitated character voices and used imagery from Genshin Impact without permission.

Japan taxi app loses payment-patent challenges as court finds QR scanning obvious October 28, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

GO Inc., one of Japan’s leading taxi app operators, has suffered a setback in a patent dispute with rival S.RIDE after Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court found that claims covering taxi-payment technolog... (more story)

China proposes trade, investment curbs to protect trade secrets October 28, 2026 | MLex Staff

China is proposing trade and investment restrictions against foreign entities that misappropriate Chinese trade secrets and threaten national interests, adding new economic measures to its intellectual propert... (more story)

Dreame enjoined in three EU member states in patent clash with Versuni October 27, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

The Unified Patent Court on Tuesday granted Versuni a preliminary injunction against sales of Dreame’s electric “Mira Mop” in Germany, France and the Netherlands, with the Hague local division finding a risk o... (more story)

US, European IP chiefs applaud eased pharma patent rules in Argentina October 27, 2026 | Nick Robertson

Patent office leaders from the US, Spain and Denmark were in Buenos Aires on Tuesday to celebrate the removal of Argentine patent regulations that limited the patent eligibility and patentability of follow-on ... (more story)

Novo Nordisk suffers dual semaglutide patent setbacks in Europe October 26, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Novo Nordisk has lost a European semaglutide patent, with the European Patent Office's Board of Appeal rejecting the Wegovy and Ozempic-maker's eleventh-hour effort to amend its claims in a decision published ... (more story)

EU officials urge closer cooperation as counterfeit detentions hit all-time high October 26, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Customs, law enforcement and other authorities detained a record 196 million counterfeit items in the European Union in 2025, 67 percent more than the year before. A new joint enforcement report by the Europea... (more story)

Pooling patent benefits allowed in UK employee compensation claims, court says October 26, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Employee-inventors can rely on the combined benefit of multiple patents when seeking compensation under Section 40 of the Patents Act — even if none individually meets the statutory threshold — the UK Court of... (more story)

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Anthropic IPO reveals IP pressures on AI model development and deployment October 28, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

A Monday S-1 by Anthropic acknowledges intellectual property unknowns that go well beyond potential copyright damage awards, including the continued use of revenue-producing models and even its ability to fund... (more story)

US criticism of India's IP regime faces policy-choice test October 28, 2026 | Freny Patel

US criticism of India’s intellectual-property regime raises questions over whether legitimate concerns about enforcement and investment uncertainty justify demands for stronger patent and copyright protections... (more story)

Israeli election puts legal certainty, sanctions risk in focus for tech investors October 27, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Israel’s election puts political stability, legal certainty and sanctions risk in focus for tech investors. Businesses seek predictable rules and international partnerships, while experts warn cryptocurrency a... (more story)

Patent ambush can derail enforcement in China, but antitrust claims require more October 27, 2026 | MLex Staff

When should patent ambush justify antitrust damages as well as the rejection of an infringement claim? China’s top court is drawing a distinction: bad faith can bar patent enforcement, but antitrust liability ... (more story)

Japan looks beyond Cool Japan investment model to coordinated industry support October 27, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s drive to expand overseas sales of anime, manga, games, film and music is prompting a rethink of how government assistance reaches the industry.

US research funding squeeze forces institutions to seek private cash, guard IP October 26, 2026 | Steve Scherer

US research institutions are seeking corporate and philanthropic support as federal funding disruptions threaten laboratory work, technology transfer specialists told MLex. Replacement funding remains limited ... (more story)

AI ‘vibe-coding’ exposes limits of software IP protection October 26, 2026 | Nick Robertson

AI tools are making it easier to recreate established software products, raising questions about how developers can protect their competitive advantage. Practitioners say patents and contractual restrictions c... (more story)

US needs dataset registry for research, licensing, LES president says October 23, 2026 | Steve Scherer

The US should establish rules for recording and licensing datasets that support both open research and business applications, Michael Perham, the outgoing president of the Licensing Executives Society in North... (more story)