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US Supreme Court leaves intact Section 230 immunity for false e-commerce listings November 17, 2025 | Nick Robertson

The US Supreme Court on Monday left in place a broad interpretation of safe harbor under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act for e-commerce sites. Planet Green Cartridges had petitioned the court to ... (more story)

US Supreme Court passes on challenge to invalidation of expired patents November 17, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

Two petitions for writ of certiorari by Gesture Technology Partners were denied Monday at the US Supreme Court in a blow to patentees hoping to extract damages for past infringement. The nonpracticing entity ... (more story)

AI, bitstream changes anchor China's revamp of patent-examination rulebook November 17, 2025 | MLex Staff

China’s top intellectual property authority has introduced sweeping revisions to its patent-examination guidelines, putting artificial intelligence and digital bitstream-related inventions under closer scrutiny.

Japan actors' union, Itochu launch first official voice database to curb AI misuse November 17, 2025 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s largest actors and voice-artists union has teamed up with trading house Itochu and its systems arm to launch what it called the country’s first official voice database, designed to protect performers f... (more story)

Chinese court rejects copyright claims over AI prompts in landmark case November 17, 2025 | MLex Staff

A Shanghai court has issued the city's first ruling on copyright claims tied to artificial intelligence prompt words, finding that the plaintiff’s prompts on Midjourney lacked originality and did not qualify a... (more story)

Mexico’s Banda Maguey settles US trademark fight with former members November 14, 2025 | Nick Robertson

Mexican technobanda group Banda Maguey secured a settlement in its trademark and copyright litigation Friday against former members who were operating in the US. Attorney David Martinez of Robins Kaplan tells ... (more story)

InterDigital, Amazon square off at pivotal hearing before EU's UPC November 14, 2025 | Charlotte Westphal

A UK court-ordered interim license won’t hinder patent enforcement elsewhere because other jurisdictions can make their own determination of whether the license is valid, Amazon told the EU Unified Patent Cour... (more story)

Ericsson files patent suits against Chinese phonemaker in Brazil, India, Nigeria, UPC November 14, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

Ericsson has sued Chinese smartphone maker Transsion in Brazil, India and Nigeria and also at the Unified Patent Court, alleging refusal to license its 4G and 5G Standard Essential Patents on FRAND terms.

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USPTO puts pendency, backlog in its crosshairs with new initiatives November 17, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

Recent changes aimed at shortening the time it takes to receive a first office action from the US Patent and Trademark Office could be especially beneficial for solo inventors and other small and medium-sized ... (more story)

Handling of Yangtze Memory-led patent challenges a slippery slope for USPTO November 14, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

An order to show cause this week by US Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has rankled some in the intellectual property space, domestically and abroad.

Japan court tests limits of cross-border IP control in US skateboarder brand dispute November 13, 2025 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s courts have drawn a clearer line between use rights and ownership in the long-running dispute between US skateboarder Mark Gonzales and Tokyo-based Sakura International, curbing a former licensee’s abi... (more story)

I-MAK's Tahir Amin presses US Congress on effect of patents on drug prices November 12, 2025 | Nick Robertson

Tahir Amin, CEO of the IP advocacy group Initiative for Medicines, Access, and Knowledge, is urging lawmakers to examine how patent practices such as evergreening and thickets drive up drug costs. While critic... (more story)

China inches closer to claiming half of global patent filings November 12, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

A new report by the World Intellectual Property Organization shows global patent prosecution continuing to bounce back from the Covid-19 pandemic. The gains are largely attributable to intellectual property o... (more story)

US tech companies face growing risk over use of shadow libraries for AI training November 11, 2025 | Amy Miller

Anthropic’s record-breaking $1.5 billion deal resolving copyright claims related to the use of "shadow libraries" has opened the door to a wave of lawsuits against US tech companies, and US authors are walking... (more story)

California’s Prop 50 redistricting could reshape House IP policy November 11, 2025 | Nick Robertson

California’s Proposition 50 redistricting could unseat two of the few US House members who are consistently active in intellectual property policy — Republican Representatives Darrell Issa and Kevin Kiley — po... (more story)

State authority to regulate patent ‘trolls’ at stake in Longhorn appeal November 07, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

A US appellate court on Monday will hear a case which pits Micron Technology against nonpracticing entity Longhorn IP and its affiliate Katana Silicon Technologies. The dispute over license demands and infring... (more story)