German federal judge endorses arbitration for interim licenses
June 24, 2026
| Douglas Clarke-Williams
A judge at Germany’s highest court has spoken out in favor of arbitration and third-party decision-making for interim licenses in disputes over standard essential patents.
EU eyes standards to help commercialize quantum technology
June 24, 2026
| Inbar Preiss and Júlia Tar
A European Commission official has said technical standards could help commercialize quantum technologies as the EU prepares its Quantum Act. Officials, lawmakers and industry said Europe holds the lead in res... (more story)
Nokia granted interim payment in UK patent dispute with Warner Bros, Paramount (update*)
June 24, 2026
| Douglas Clarke-Williams
A UK judge has ordered Warner Brothers and Paramount to make an interim payment to Nokia ahead of a full trial in November. The decision illustrates the continued difficulty which courts face in deciding on in... (more story)
China trademark law revisions target misleading use, trademark hoarding
June 24, 2026
| MLex Staff
Proposed revisions to China’s Trademark Law advanced to a second reading before the country's top legislature on Tuesday, as lawmakers seek to curb deceptive trademark filings and impose tougher penalties for ... (more story)
Japan's new IP transaction guidance faces antitrust enforcement test
June 24, 2026
| Toko Sekiguchi
Japan’s competition and IP regulators released a cross-industry guidance over intellectual property on Wednesday, warning that buyer demands for supplier IP, know-how and data can raise antitrust concerns, giv... (more story)
BMW secures injunction forcing Zync to seek stay of ITC trade-secret case
June 23, 2026
| Steve Scherer
A California federal judge on Monday ordered software startup Zync Inc. to seek a stay of its trade-secret case at the US International Trade Commission, ruling that a forum-selection clause requires the dispu... (more story)
Actor Blanchett urges use of consent registry in EU for AI systems' use of identity
June 23, 2026
| Matthew Newman
Cate Blanchett, an Oscar-winning actor, opened a registry Tuesday to provide a way for people to declare to AI systems that they consent to the use of their name, image and likeness. RSL Media’s registry would... (more story)
USPTO expands window for PTAB director review
June 23, 2026
| Nick Robertson
Patent owners looking to halt inter partes review challenges against their patents will have more time to appeal for director review under a precedential decision issued by US Patent and Trademark Office Direc... (more story)