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UPC curbs long-arm reach in lock patent suit, blocks Swiss infringement claims January 21, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

The Unified Patent Court has confirmed its approach to long-arm jurisdiction in a lock patent dispute, clarifying that once validity risks become concrete, the court's reach must stop at the border. All claims... (more story)

Puma loses EU trademark appeal against ruling involving Chinese company January 21, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Puma will not be able to block the registration of a trademark for sportswear by Chinese company Ningbo Gongfang after the EU General Court upheld an earlier decision finding that the two marks were not suffic... (more story)

Chinese court blocks ownership claims over patent tied to fabricated data January 21, 2026 | MLex Staff

China's top court has ruled that patent applications not supported by genuine inventive activity and filed in bad faith lack any legal basis, eliminating the need for courts to determine ownership.

Japanese court issues SEP playbook, putting global FRAND settlement at center of cases January 21, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

The Tokyo District Court has issued guidance signaling that disputes over standard-essential patent infringement will be pushed toward early, court-led settlement, with judges seeking to set a global royalty r... (more story)

Patent pruning data sheds light on shifting priorities, needs of imaging industry January 20, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

When it comes to active portfolio management, Canon is top of the imaging, optics and sensing class, a new report shows.

Japan court says DiDi Japan platform falls outside taxi dispatch patent January 20, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s Osaka District Court dismissed a patent damages suit by a Japanese taxi operator against DiDi Mobility Japan, finding that DiDi’s platform-style dispatch model fell outside the scope of a Japanese patent.

GEMA, Suno copyright hearing in Munich court postponed January 19, 2026 | Charlotte Westphal and Inbar Preiss

A hearing in the copyright dispute between the German music rights society and generative music platform Suno was postponed to March 9, MLex has learned. The hearing was previously scheduled for Jan. 26.

ZTE fights Samsung over patent price in UK court January 19, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Samsung and ZTE are facing off in UK litigation over payment for patents for 5G technology owned by ZTE. The two companies are fighting over whether the amount owed by Samsung to ZTE should be based on a previ... (more story)

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Anne Frank copyright case tests where VPN use ends, infringement begins January 21, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

VPNs do not infringe copyright when users bypass geo-blocking, an EU court adviser has said in a case over The Diary Of Anne Frank. But he warned that liability could arise if providers actively promote unlawf... (more story)

India bets big on existing laws to regulate AI January 21, 2026 | Freny Patel

In rejecting a standalone AI Act in favor of a light-touch, piecemeal approach, India is gambling on existing laws and compulsory licensing to foster growth while balancing emerging risks and citizen safety as... (more story)

US high court’s ‘skinny label’ decision may not chill market as generics warn January 20, 2026 | Nick Robertson

Generic and biosimilar manufacturers and the US Solicitor General have warned that a Supreme Court holding against Hikma Pharmaceuticals could dismantle the generic drug market. But with so-called “skinny labe... (more story)

UK lawmakers' IP crime inquiry aims to give enforcer’s five-year strategy a steer January 20, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

UK lawmakers are investigating the current state of IP crime and counterfeiting, with the aim of gathering recommendations before the Intellectual Property Office fleshes out its next five-year strategy on the... (more story)

Amid lagging SME participation in standards development, USPTO gets creative January 16, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Despite widespread agreement on the need to develop robust strategic, technical and certification standards, a key segment of the innovation ecosphere remains sidelined.

Reexams set to rise in popularity, prominence, at USPTO in 2026 January 16, 2026 | Nick Robertson

As fewer patent challengers look to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and the inter partes review (IPR) procedure, more are instead petitioning for ex parte reexamination. That brings its own strategic advanta... (more story)

X’s Grok deepfake controversy exposes fragmented global online safety enforcement January 16, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo, Henrique Santiago and Sara Brandstätter

The outcry over the use of X’s Grok chatbot to create sexualized deepfakes has provided a global stress-test of online safety laws and highlighted how national legal frameworks are shaping different approaches... (more story)

Bipartisan US Senate bill pushes quantum investment expansion January 15, 2026 | Nick Robertson

A "ChatGPT moment" — when artificial intelligence went from theory to reality — is on the horizon for quantum, an expert tells MLex. Plans to reauthorize the National Quantum Initiative for another five years ... (more story)