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Care home broadcasts don’t need new copyright license, German court says September 03, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

A care home transmitting broadcasts into residents’ private rooms isn’t breaching copyright law, Germany’s highest court has said. The care home does not need to negotiate a new license because there was no ne... (more story)

This week at the UPC: Aug. 28-Sep. 3 September 03, 2026 | Giorgi Dvalishvili, Anna Lauwereys and Inbar Preiss

The Unified Patent Court this week granted injunctions to Aesculap and InterDigital, with InterDigital securing its third order against Disney. Judges also clarified the court’s reach into the UK and Poland, p... (more story)

Kraftwerk sample acceptable as pastiche, German court rules September 03, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Germany’s highest court has clarified the conditions under which reuse of a copyrighted work can be justified on the grounds of pastiche, in a ruling on a sampling of Kraftwerk’s song “Metall auf Metall” by Ge... (more story)

Romanian law undermines copyright rules on social media posts, EU top court says September 03, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys

Short social media posts may be protected by copyright law and subject to exceptions for media outlets that report on current events, the EU’s top court said on Thursday. Romania’s additional restrictions, whi... (more story)

Helping others move trade secrets enough to determine liability, Osaka court rules September 03, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

A former employee who helped a company’s departing president transfer information to businesses that went on to operate competing services was liable for assisting trade-secret misuse, an Osaka court has ruled.

China's top court upholds Gongniu power-outlet patent after Delixi dispute September 03, 2026 | MLex Staff

China’s highest court has upheld a power-outlet patent owned by electrical-products manufacturer Gongniu Group, finding the claimed invention wasn’t obvious to a person skilled in the field.

Holiday Inn secures broader brand protection in India with injunction against Goa hotel September 03, 2026 | Freny Patel

Holiday Inn secured an interim injunction from the Delhi High Court against a Goa hotel using its well-known trademark, with the court also ordering allegedly infringing listings to be removed from major onlin... (more story)

Congress advances USPTO fee-setting extension, but House debates reform September 02, 2026 | Nick Robertson

Congress included a short-term extension of the USPTO's authority to set its own fees in a continuing resolution to the federal budget passed late Tuesday, averting a Sept. 16 expiration. But some IP experts a... (more story)

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Kraftwerk sample saga heads to next chapter after German copyright ruling September 03, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Pioneering electronic band Kraftwerk is “disappointed” in Germany’s top court ruling that its sample used by music producers falls into a copyright exception under a law that was reformed in 2021. But for uses... (more story)

India hotel copyright fight puts double-licensing question before Supreme Court September 03, 2026 | Freny Patel

India's Supreme Court could clarify whether hotels need separate copyright licenses for television broadcasts when cable operators are already licensed, potentially defining where one licensing obligation ends... (more story)

Trump administration escalates AI training defense with US court statement September 02, 2026 | Emma Whitford

President Donald Trump’s administration took its most forceful action to date defending artificial intelligence companies’ model training practices, telling a federal judge that a “narrow” fair use analysis wo... (more story)

Canada seeks to turn US research uncertainty into engine for patents, startups September 02, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Canada has recruited 48 researchers from US institutions including Harvard and MIT in a bid to strengthen its future pipeline of patents, startups and licensing revenue as Washington cuts research funding and ... (more story)

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)