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Beiersdorf, Amazon, SAIC feature in 17 IP lawsuits returned by Delhi court November 10, 2026 | Freny Patel

Seventeen intellectual property lawsuits involving Germany's Beiersdorf, China's SAIC Motor and Amazon’s Indian operator have been returned by an Indian court. The Delhi High Court ruled that website access and arranged de...(read more)

China's Jiangsu issues guidelines on AI-dataset IP registration, commercialization November 10, 2026 | MLex Staff

New guidelines from the intellectual property regulator in China’s eastern Jiangsu province has clarified which artificial intelligence datasets qualify for registration under the country's data-IP pilot program, how they ...(read more)

In UK copyright, trademark row over 'crash' game, Spribe wins interim relief November 09, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

A UK High Court judge has restricted the expansion of Aviator LLC’s gambling game in Colombia, Romania and Serbia while preserving its availability on existing platforms. Friday’s ruling seeks to balance the risk of what h...(read more)

BMI, Sirius XM US antitrust trial delayed until June 2027 following Weil collapse November 09, 2026 | Chris May

Broadcast Music, Inc. and Sirius XM must push a January 2027 antitrust trial date to June due to the collapse of law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges, a New York federal judge said Monday.

GAO says USPTO backlog reduction efforts threaten quality, examiner retention November 09, 2026 | Nick Robertson

Recent progress on reducing the patent application backlog at the US Patent and Trademark Office has resulted in increased workloads that may have also caused an increasing number of examiners to leave, putting the long-te...(read more)

Google re-ups preference for AI training opt-out as creatives seek more control November 09, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

The ability to accept or reject the use of one’s own work to train artificial intelligence has emerged as a key test of creators’ bargaining power. Google’s head of copyright on Monday defended opt-outs as “a way to deal a...(read more)

Ericsson denied Asus sales ban in mixed UPC video patent rulings November 09, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Ericsson failed to secure an injunction against Asus at the Unified Patent Court. Judges revoked one patent and upheld another, but refused to ban infringing computers because Ericsson gave inadequate notice before suing. ...(read more)

Thomas Pink UK ruling shows limits of trademark settlements as brands evolve November 09, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Thomas Pink’s launch of PINK-branded womenswear has revived its dispute with Victoria’s Secret, with a UK court ruling last week that the parties’ 2015 settlement does not bar the lingerie retailer’s US lawsuit. Thomas Pin...(read more)

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US Fifth Circuit’s discovery ruling unlikely to deter SEP litigants, lawyers say November 06, 2026 | Nick Robertson

Despite a US appeals court decision last week that may place guardrails on some Section 1782 discovery proceedings, litigation remains an important tool for standard-essential patent implementers litigating before the Unif...(read more)

ETSI leadership election challenged over tech giants’ influence November 05, 2026 | Melissa Ritti and Inbar Preiss

Cyberprime, a Polish cybersecurity manufacturer, is challenging the appointment of ETSI’s sole chair nominee by consensus. The company cites concerns about outsized influence by major patent holders and US technology gian...(read more)

UK design overhaul puts protection ahead of simplification November 04, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

The UK government will not abolish its unregistered design right, it said Wednesday, opting instead to preserve existing protections while pursuing targeted registration checks and cheaper civil enforcement. The next phase...(read more)

Sisvel executive says EU's renewed SEP push could fracture global licensing November 03, 2026 | Steve Scherer

A renewed EU effort to regulate standard-essential patent licensing risks splintering global markets and harming smaller innovators and patent pool administrators, Sisvel's executive head of government affairs, Matteo Saba...(read more)

Impact of UPC's intermediary liability questions could reach beyond patent court November 03, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

The Unified Patent Court is developing rules on when intermediaries can face injunctions for helping others bring allegedly infringing products to market. UPC Court of Appeal President Klaus Grabinski said questions referr...(read more)

USPTO Meishan decision adds hurdles for PTAB petitioners with foreign govt ties November 03, 2026 | Nick Robertson

The recent denial of Meishan CRRC Fastening System Co’s petition for inter partes review before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board expands upon how the US Patent and Trademark Office will apply its new standards for identif...(read more)

OpenAI, Microsoft amici clash over creativity, competition in US copyright fight November 02, 2026 | Emma Whitford, Melissa Ritti and Chris May

Double-digit amicus briefs filed in coordinated lawsuits against OpenAI and Microsoft in New York federal court show two camps championing human creativity — each accusing the other of undermining the statutory purpose of ...(read more)

Appeal risks temper funders’ appetite for huge trade secret claims November 02, 2026 | Nick Robertson

Long appeal timelines, appellate reversals for large-dollar verdicts and scrutiny over apportionment and causation make going to trial in trade secret litigation less appealing to third-party funders, a panel of litigation...(read more)