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Google, Anthropic cite limits on copyright inquiries under Japan's AI transparency code November 02, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Google and Anthropic have joined Japan’s voluntary AI intellectual property transparency code, but said they cannot answer individual inquiries about training material, limiting a route intended to help copyri... (more story)

Chinese court links trademark-filing patterns to lack of intent to use November 02, 2026 | MLex Staff

A Chinese court has upheld a ruling that an advertising company registered a trademark in bad faith, citing filings that exceeded its business needs and insufficient evidence of commercial use.

Tetra wins Indian patent application revival over disputed email notice November 02, 2026 | Freny Patel

 US company Tetra Technologies has won the revival of its Indian patent application after the Delhi High Court ruled that email dispatch alone did not establish receipt of an examination report or justify abandonment.

InterDigital faces South Korean antitrust probe following TCL complaint November 02, 2026 | Jenny Lee

InterDigital, the US company that licenses wireless and video patents, is being investigated by South Korea’s competition regulator at the request of TCL, the Chinese television maker it has been suing in mult... (more story)

As US judiciary explores AI tools, Stark anticipates changes in chambers October 30, 2026 | Steve Scherer

The federal judiciary is exploring artificial intelligence tools to improve productivity, while cautioning judges against delegating core functions to AI technology. Judge Leonard Stark of the US Court of Appe... (more story)

Meta’s website scraping terms for UK publishers probed by CMA October 30, 2026 | Jon Menon

Meta is under investigation over whether it's abusing a dominant position by imposing exploitative terms on news publishers and advertisers, the UK antitrust regulator said. Separately, the CMA is seeking info... (more story)

Apple disclosed Ascend.io licensing and hiring deal to EU regulator in June October 30, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys

Apple informed the European Commission on June 30 of its intended purchase of data engineering platform Ascend.io. As a designated “gatekeeper” under the EU’s Digital Markets Act, Apple is required to tell the... (more story)

China's top court strengthens breeders' hand in plant-variety disputes October 30, 2026 | MLex Staff

China’s top court is signaling a tougher stance on plant-variety infringement, easing rights holders’ evidentiary burden, applying punitive damages and tackling attempts to evade liability.

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Trade secret trial against former Headlands quant gets underway in US November 02, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

For quantitative trading firms, proprietary source code and algorithms are the business. A three-week criminal trial in New York against Cheuk Fung Richard Ho, scheduled to begin Monday, could offer a rare gli... (more story)

OpenAI bugging a physical security ‘wakeup call’ for trade secret owners October 30, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

The alleged bugging of an OpenAI executive conference room underscores why companies protecting trade secrets need safeguards beyond cybersecurity, experts told MLex.

Hikma gives US ‘skinny label’ generics stronger protection than in EU, practitioners say October 30, 2026 | Nick Robertson

The US Supreme Court’s Hikma Pharmaceuticals v. Amarin Pharma decision this year makes induced patent infringement claims against “skinny label” generic drugmakers harder to plead, practitioners say, contrasti... (more story)

Medical device repair to face fresh copyright scrutiny despite US court victory October 30, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

The comment period for the US Copyright Office’s 10th triennial rulemaking is open and independent medical equipment repairers must again defend their exemption from anticircumvention rules. In a notice of pro... (more story)

WIPO focuses AI, patent debate on proof, prior art and obviousness October 30, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

A recent report by the World Intellectual Property Organization Secretariat laid out options for documenting artificial intelligence use in the inventive process, assessing AI-generated material as prior art a... (more story)

US pharma’s Chinese biotech deals face uncertainty under Treasury proposal October 30, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Proposed US limits on investments in Chinese biotechnology could make American drugmakers less competitive against foreign rivals and disrupt the complex partnerships that have made China an important source o... (more story)

Meta’s global dust-up over scraping, AI showcases platforms' legal risks October 29, 2026 | Chris May, Nick Robertson and Emma Whitford

Meta Platforms’ swift reaction to global criticism over recently proposed changes to its terms of service has put a spotlight on deepening fault lines between Big Tech platforms and publishers while presenting... (more story)

EU's AI training rules face test from Google cases, copyright overhaul October 29, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Three Google Gemini copyright cases could reshape EU rules on AI training as the European Commission considers new licensing, opt-out and payment requirements. The parallel court and legislative processes expo... (more story)