Proposed revisions to China’s Trademark Law advanced to a second reading before the country's top legislature on Tuesday, as lawmakers seek to curb deceptive trademark filings and impose tougher penalties for ... (more story)

Japan’s competition and IP regulators released a cross-industry guidance over intellectual property on Wednesday, warning that buyer demands for supplier IP, know-how and data can raise antitrust concerns, giv... (more story)

A California federal judge on Monday ordered software startup Zync Inc. to seek a stay of its trade-secret case at the US International Trade Commission, ruling that a forum-selection clause requires the dispu... (more story)

Cate Blanchett, an Oscar-winning actor, opened a registry Tuesday to provide a way for people to declare to AI systems that they consent to the use of their name, image and likeness. RSL Media’s registry would... (more story)

Patent owners looking to halt inter partes review challenges against their patents will have more time to appeal for director review under a precedential decision issued by US Patent and Trademark Office Direc... (more story)

Japan’s patent office will launch a pilot program in July allowing companies to time patent examination around technical standard setting activity, creating a new route for applicants whose patent filings are ... (more story)

Two decades of patent reform have not diminished their value nor lessened the need for litigation, according to a new report from Cornerstone Research. Instead, Kirti Gupta and Shane Oka say how innovators saf... (more story)

Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court upheld a refusal by the Japan Patent Office to register the shape of a baby fork as a 3D trademark, finding that consumers would see the design as functional rather tha... (more story)