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Puma loses EU appeal against Sir Safety System shoe trademark September 02, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Puma has failed to invalidate a trademarked registered by Sir Safety System for a type of pebbled shoe sole, after an EU court found that the German sportswear giant had not shown that the trademarked design w... (more story)

EU keeps eye on Big Tech's video alliance for possible competition concerns September 02, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

The market for video-streaming technology will be monitored by the European Commission as it keeps an eye out for possible competition concerns stemming from the Alliance for Open Media, which is backed by the... (more story)

India opens copyright door to AI works, rejects AI authors September 02, 2026 | Freny Patel

India’s Copyright Office found artificial intelligence-generated works can qualify for copyright protection but AI cannot be an author, leaving unresolved how much human involvement is needed to establish authorship.

Japan IP court accepts new prior art, reverses lower court patent win September 02, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court has overturned an injunction against a lightbulb manufacturer after finding that two patents asserted by HotaluX, the successor to NEC Lighting’s business, should not h... (more story)

Chinese court sets layered originality test for AI copyright protection September 02, 2026 | MLex Staff

A Chinese court has developed a structured test for determining when artificial intelligence-generated content reflects sufficient human creativity to qualify for copyright protection, offering more detailed g... (more story)

Former Google engineer sentenced to US prison for stealing AI trade secrets September 02, 2026 | Amy Miller

Former Google engineer Linwei Ding has been sentenced to nearly a year in prison for stealing AI supercomputing trade secrets, followed by two years of supervised release. He will also have to pay nearly $190,... (more story)

UK govt to consult on AI digital replicas after actors call for voice protections September 01, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

The UK government has said it will consult on the risks of AI-generated digital replicas following sustained pressure from the entertainment industry for greater protections for their creative output. The move... (more story)

US copyright chief urges DC Circuit to halt her attempted firing September 01, 2026 | Nick Robertson

US Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter urged the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit on Monday to overturn the rejection of a preliminary injunction she sought to halt her firing by President Trump, cit... (more story)

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DC Circuit tightens US FDA test for retaining Hatch-Waxman exclusivity August 31, 2026 | Nick Robertson

The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit found last week that the Food and Drug Administration applied the wrong causation standard when considering forfeiture of the 180-day exclusivity period for the first... (more story)

Congress takes aim at familiar foil in US economic espionage prosecutions August 28, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

The US Department of Justice has made economic espionage a centerpiece of its effort to protect critical technologies from foreign adversaries. But an analysis by MLex of nearly three decades of prosecutions s... (more story)

Samsung-Swatch UK damages ruling could spur action against digital infringement August 28, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

A UK judge’s decision to award Swatch $11.6 million in damages after a finding that Samsung infringed the watch conglomerate’s trademarks could encourage more brands to pursue court action against similar digi... (more story)

Patent pools shape SEP licensing choices in court disputes August 28, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

German applied research organization Fraunhofer has secured injunctions against Finnish mobile phone manufacturer HMD Global in two Unified Patent Court cases, strengthening the role of patent pools in Standar... (more story)

Amgen appeal tests antitrust reach over pending patent rights August 26, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Review by the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit of Amgen’s Enbrel patent strategy could clarify that acquisitions of rights to pending patent applications receive no categorical exemption from antitru... (more story)

US FDA’s handling of commercial information may be harming food safety August 25, 2026 | Nick Robertson

The Food and Drug Administration's handling of confidential commercial information in foodborne illness investigations misapplies trade secret law, advocates tell MLex, granting broad protections for informati... (more story)

OpenAI’s European GPT trademark setback tests ownership of AI terminology August 25, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

OpenAI’s failed bid to keep its GPT trademark in the EU shows the difficulty that technology companies face in protecting terms that become industry vocabulary. The dispute, which follows the rejection of Open... (more story)

Japan's AI code puts 'explain' to the test August 25, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s finalized generative AI principles code gives AI providers clearer boundaries around what they are expected to disclose, while putting more substance around what it means to “explain” when they do not.