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IP shows Europe’s ‘vulnerabilities,’ trade official says April 14, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

The EU is treating intellectual property as a strategic economic and security asset, citing risks stemming from technological dependencies. Maria Martin-Prat of the European Commission’s trade department warns... (more story)

US Congress funds research grants vital to innovation, tech transfer April 14, 2026 | Nick Robertson

President Donald rump signed a bill Monday that reauthorizes funding for a pair of research and development grant programs that are critical to tech transfer. Advocates praised the reauthorizations of the Smal... (more story)

China's top court backs 'reverse confusion' ruling in fertilizer trademark case April 14, 2026 | MLex Staff

China’s top court has upheld a ruling finding an agricultural-inputs company liable for trademark infringement after its well-known branding overshadowed a smaller fertilizer manufacturer’s registered mark.

Japan IP Court revives Broad CRISPR patent, overturning JPO on priority rights April 14, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court overturned a Japan Patent Office decision invalidating a key CRISPR patent held by the Broad Institute, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard College, f... (more story)

EU IP authority pushes IP-backed financing as competitiveness measure April 13, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

A report published on Monday by the EU Intellectual Property Office has proposed bank financing backed by intellectual property assets as a means of boosting the EU’s competitiveness. As the EU prepares legisl... (more story)

SharkNinja loses UPC injunction bid against French kitchen-appliance rival April 13, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

SharkNinja failed to win a UPC injunction against Groupe SEB after Paris judges found its air fryer-related patent likely invalid. The court held that prior art can undermine novelty even if key features are o... (more story)

Tesla, InterDigital prepare to argue over FRAND rights for patent pools April 10, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Later in April, the UK’s highest court will consider whether English judges can decide whether the licensing rates offered by patent pools are Fair, Reasonable And Non-Discriminatory, in a case brought by Tesl... (more story)

China eyes tailored rules for handling SEP disputes through administrative channels April 10, 2026 | MLex Staff

China is moving to clarify how standard-essential patent disputes are handled outside the courts, as the country’s top intellectual property regulator signaled plans to develop dedicated rules for such cases.

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AI companies lean on Cox opinion in seeking dismissal of US copyright suits April 13, 2026 | Nick Robertson

Singapore AI firm Nanonoble argued Friday that the Walt Disney Company’s contributory copyright infringement claims against it should be dismissed given the Supreme Court’s decision in Cox Communications v. So... (more story)

US 3rd Circuit fair-use opinion could benefit AI companies April 10, 2026 | Nick Robertson

A recent fair-use decision in the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit could show a pathway to victory for artificial intelligence companies trying to fend off copyright infringement lawsuits, but applyin... (more story)

Roxtec’s court hearing will test how trademark law, antitrust interact April 10, 2026 | Anna Ferrari and Nicholas Hirst

Roxtec, a Swedish cable modules maker, will appear on April 16 before Italy’s highest administrative court to challenge an antitrust fine and seek referral to the EU’s top court. The company denies seeking to ... (more story)

Fewer petitions to US PTAB push Big Law to adapt, not retreat April 09, 2026 | Steve Scherer

For over a decade, large law firms developed specialized practices focused on handling intellectual property disputes before the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Now, with fewer petitions making it through to... (more story)

Sisvel expands in China alongside tech patent-licensing market shifts April 09, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Patent-pool operator Sisvel is expanding in China and preparing a new business unit for tailored licensing deals. In an interview with MLex, its CEO Mattia Fogliacco said Chinese firms are “the best in class” ... (more story)

Japan's 3D trademark law still stops short of the house itself April 09, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court has offered a sharp reminder that, even after Japan opened trademark law to three-dimensional signs, the path from distinctive design to protectable branding remains narrow.

Unclear legal landscape for AI spawns licensing as US sees 100 copyright cases April 08, 2026 | Nick Robertson and Emma Whitford

A group of YouTube creators sued Apple, OpenAI and Amazon late last week, bringing the number of copyright lawsuits over artificial intelligence in the US to 100. With the central question of fair use for AI t... (more story)

USPTO applies Tianma precedent to unwind TikTok IPRs already underway April 08, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

In the first major application of a recent declaration that foreign governments and entities they control aren’t eligible to challenge patents under the America Invents Act, the US Patent and Trademark Office ... (more story)