EU study backs copyright registry pilot for AI training opt-outs
July 14, 2026
| Inbar Preiss
A European Commission study has found that an EU-wide system for copyright holders to opt their works out of AI training would be feasible. It proposed first testing a central search tool linked to industry or... (more story)
Cognizant secures interim win over logo challenge in India trademark dispute
July 14, 2026
| Freny Patel
Cognizant secured an interim victory after the Bombay High Court refused to block its corporate logo, finding no prima facie evidence of copying or consumer confusion in a trademark and copyright dispute broug... (more story)
LG appeals Japan video compression patent rejection over industry standard
July 14, 2026
| Toko Sekiguchi
LG Electronics has appealed a Japanese patent rejection over video compression technology used in next generation video codecs, in a case testing whether an earlier patent filing can rely on details contained ... (more story)
Crocs ordered to pay Bata India legal costs after design suit collapses
July 14, 2026
| Freny Patel
US footwear giant Crocs was ordered to pay 2.4 million rupees ($28,000) in legal costs after its decade-long design-infringement suit against Bata India collapsed following the cancellation of its clog design ... (more story)
UK advances IP-backed lending push with £500m ringfenced fund
July 13, 2026
| Douglas Clarke-Williams
Small- and medium-sized UK enterprises with significant intellectual property assets will benefit from a ringfenced fund of £500 million for lending to help them grow, the government said on Monday. The money,... (more story)
Japan government AI trial puts vendor know-how safeguards in focus
July 13, 2026
| Toko Sekiguchi
Japan’s Digital Agency will test three domestically developed large language models on the government cloud, moving its public sector AI project into a phase where model development history, training data comp... (more story)
China's new punitive damages rule tested in repeat trademark-infringement appeal
July 13, 2026
| MLex Staff
A Chinese court has upheld punitive damages against an online merchant who resumed selling trademark-infringing products after settling an earlier dispute with a lingerie brand, marking the first reported appl... (more story)
Google denied interim relief in India trademark appeal
July 13, 2026
| Freny Patel
Google failed to secure a stay of an Indian court ruling holding its AdWords keyword advertising program liable for trademark infringement, leaving intact a previous judgment with broader implications for onli... (more story)