Google backed by PTAB practitioners, law professors, generic drugmakers at SCOTUS
June 01, 2026
| Melissa Ritti
A campaign to persuade the US Supreme Court to hear Google LLC's challenge to the US Patent and Trademark Office's revamped discretionary denial framework drew support Friday from a diverse coalition of amici curiae.
USTR launches Vietnam IP enforcement investigation
June 01, 2026
| Nick Robertson
The Office of the US Trade Representative announced a Section 301 investigation into Vietnam’s intellectual property protection and enforcement mechanisms, seeking to determine whether the country’s IP framewo... (more story)
China's top court calls for IP reforms to address AI, cross-border disputes
June 01, 2026
| MLex Staff
China faces mounting challenges from artificial intelligence, foreign-related patent disputes and institutional capacity constraints, according to a study by the country’s top court, which proposes a series of... (more story)
Japan court drops TSMC from US patent suit, hears claims against Japanese subsidiary
June 01, 2026
| Toko Sekiguchi
The Tokyo District Court dismissed TSMC from a lawsuit alleging infringement of a US semiconductor manufacturing patent, while holding that Japanese courts could hear claims against its Japanese subsidiary.
US judge probes line between access, exploitation in biotech patent row
May 29, 2026
| Melissa Ritti and Khushita Vasant
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday repeatedly questioned whether seed deposit access encompasses export, propagation and other downstream activities, suggesting the clash between Corteva Agriscience and In... (more story)
Private companies can become ‘trusted flaggers,’ EU digital law draft guidance says
May 29, 2026
| Sara Brandstätter
Private companies, including IP right holders, could obtain “trusted flagger” status according to draft European Commission guidance issued under the Digital Services Act, potentially broadening access to one ... (more story)
Microsoft’s Choi says AI needs new IP playbook as patent commons seeks members
May 29, 2026
| Steve Scherer
The rapid development of artificial intelligence requires a combination of intellectual property tools, a view that underpins Microsoft’s support for the Shared AI License Foundation, or SAIL, Associate Genera... (more story)
Chinese regulator extends trade-secret protection to unpublished short-drama scripts
May 29, 2026
| MLex Staff
China's fast-growing short-drama market gained new legal protection after a Chongqing regulator brought unpublished scripts under trade-secret protection, marking a first for the city and strengthening safegua... (more story)