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Japan IP court voids 'AI Announcer' trademark for software services May 01, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court voided trademark protection for the term “AI Announcer” in connection with software-related services, finding that the phrase had already become a descriptive label for... (more story)

EU added to USTR Special 301 watch list over IP policy concerns April 30, 2026 | Nick Robertson

The 2026 Special 301 report from the Office of US Trade Representative added the European Union to the watch list for intellectual property trade barriers, the first time the bloc has been on the list in nearl... (more story)

World IP day event underscores dominant US role in global sports IP April 30, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Global sports intellectual property generates $174 billion in annual revenue, and some now goes to college athletes, but it faces growing threats from piracy and counterfeiting, senators and top federal offici... (more story)

This week at the UPC: April 24-30 April 30, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys and Inbar Preiss

This week, the Unified Patent Court's top judges clarified its approach in urgent actions, stating in a ruling in favor of Merz that an invalidity defense is not a separate action in provisional measures proce... (more story)

UK defense IP commercialization drive anticipates first successes April 30, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

A consortium of major defense companies and government bodies in the UK is anticipating the first results of a targeted effort to commercialize intellectual property developed as part of defense contracts. BAE... (more story)

German management firm told care homes don't need license to transmit TV to rooms April 30, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

A German copyright collective management organization known as GEMA will not be able to charge retirement homes for broadcast licenses after the EU’s highest court ruled that the transmission of television and... (more story)

AIM Sport loses UPC dispute, digital advertising patent upheld but not infringed April 30, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Swiss sports technology company AIM Sport has lost its Unified Patent Court case against TGI after judges upheld its digital advertising patent but found no infringement. The court rejected equivalence argumen... (more story)

Japan IP Court backs Boehringer diabetes drug patents, rejects Nipro challenges April 30, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court upheld three Boehringer Ingelheim patents covering its diabetes drug linagliptin, rejecting challenges by generics maker Nipro and clarifying that drug patents can rema... (more story)

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US Supreme Court ‘skinny label’ arguments focus on pleading standards, not patents April 30, 2026 | Nick Robertson

Multiple justices of the US Supreme Court appeared wary on Wednesday of an opinion that would change the standard for induced patent infringement during oral arguments in Hikma Pharmaceuticals v. Amarin Pharma... (more story)

False endorsement collides with ad tech in US case against social media app April 30, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

New federal litigation in Tennessee could test the ability of US intellectual property law to keep pace with geotargeted advertising, cross-platform content flows and globalized app ecosystems. “The conduct is... (more story)

With filing habits influencing turnaround, USPTO trademark output rises April 30, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Trademark examinations at the US Patent and Trademark Office reached a record high last month, as data suggests that higher quality applications are having an impact on processing speeds and downstream disputes.

EU design overhaul to take effect in July, leaving key questions to EUIPO April 30, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

The EU’s design reform takes effect on July 1, extending protection to digital and animated designs. While new rules modernize filings and disputes, key technical details remain unresolved, leaving the EU Inte... (more story)

Tesla, InterDigital divided on patent pool rights in face-off at UK’s top court April 29, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Landmark litigation between Tesla and InterDigital saw arguments aired in a UK Supreme Court hearing this week that centered on a dispute between the parties over whether or not the English courts’ jurisdictio... (more story)

UpCodes co-founder reflects on Third Circuit fair use win April 29, 2026 | Nick Robertson

Garrett Reynolds, co-founder of code access startup UpCodes, says a recent ruling from the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirming the company’s fair use defense marks a significant moment not just... (more story)

Test of USPTO power, Federal Circuit deference, teed up in Google cert petition April 28, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

The US Patent and Trademark Office’s position that after six years without a substantive challenge to validity a patent owner rightfully forms a “settled expectation” that their asset is inter partes review-pr... (more story)

Albright exit spotlights shortage of IP expertise on US bench April 23, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

A rule change in 2022 may have blunted Judge Alan Albright’s outsized impact on the domestic patent landscape, but the former Bracewell LLP partner has continued to preside over some of the most consequential ... (more story)