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Google’s Gemini copyright case back on EU top court calendar October 12, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

An EU court adviser will deliver an opinion on Nov. 3 in a closely watched Google Gemini copyright case, after an earlier date was dropped. The ruling to follow could clarify AI training and publishers’ rights... (more story)

Huawei wins Guangzhou orders removing patent-infringing earphones from market October 12, 2026 | MLex Staff

China’s Guangzhou intellectual property authority has ordered three businesses to stop selling earphones that infringe a Huawei industrial-design patent and keep remaining inventory off the market, highlightin... (more story)

Merck gets cancer drug bar as Halozyme wins cross-border European injunction October 09, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

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 Supreme Court finds tort liability for free-riding beyond copyright October 09, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

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)

Cloudflare appeals Italian ruling upholding €14.2m piracy-blocking fine October 09, 2026 | Giorgi Dvalishvili

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 proposes examination rules for bad-faith trademark filings, dynamic marks October 09, 2026 | MLex Staff

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)

BMW trade-secret case pits USITC mandate against private contracts October 08, 2026 | Steve Scherer

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)

IP licensing and business: Sept. 25-Oct. 8 October 08, 2026 | Steve Scherer

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)

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US Ninth Circuit may change copyright test, but replacement remains unclear October 09, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Lawyers who followed last week’s en banc rehearing in a copyright plaintiff’s appeal of an adverse jury verdict say the US Ninth Circuit appears open to revising an intrinsic test for substantial similarity. A... (more story)

Apple-Powermat UK patent row puts line between discounts, distortions in focus October 09, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Apple must propose how it will disclose internal information about the strategy behind its Via LA patent license, including whether the deal was structured to push a future fair, reasonable and nondiscriminato... (more story)

Number of pharma patents per drug has tripled since 1990, study says October 08, 2026 | Nick Robertson

The number of patents per drug has more than tripled since 1990 from about 2.1 to 6.9 in 2019, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers argue the incre... (more story)

US content makers poised to test startup’s fair use loss for generative AI October 07, 2026 | Emma Whitford

The first US appellate court to deem artificial intelligence training a copyright violation took pains to clarify that the legal research technology before it was “not a generative AI.” But creators and publis... (more story)

Qualcomm-Huawei deal shows patents can bridge divided tech world October 06, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Qualcomm and Huawei's new multiyear patent agreement could support the US chipmaker's expansion beyond smartphones while giving its Chinese rival another route to monetize research despite US restrictions.

INTA looks beyond trademarks as patent policy role takes shape October 06, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

The International Trademark Association is broadening its horizons and "looking into all IP rights," CEO Etienne Sanz de Acedo told MLex. A new strategic plan calls for the historically trademark-focused group... (more story)

HSBC, StanChart kept Huawei as client after it denied Iran reports, US jury told October 06, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Two of Huawei Technologies' largest international banks kept the company on as a client after it denied media reports linking the Chinese telecommunications equipment giant to sales of surveillance equipment i... (more story)

Squires eyes return of US PTAB merits decisions as White House reviews IPR rule October 05, 2026 | Nick Robertson

US Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires expects to announce "in the coming weeks" a plan to return merits-based institution decisions to Patent Trial and Appeal Board judges, he told MLex, as a se... (more story)