This is the new MLex platform. Existing customers should continue to use the existing MLex platform until migrated.
For any queries, please contact Customer Services or your Account Manager. Dismiss

Intellectual Property

Newsletter RSS

Stack of law books with gavel and scales in library

US Third Circuit puts competition at center of ROSS AI training ruling

Boy using a tablet with Disney plus logotype in the screen.

Disney antitrust claims over InterDigital patent practices stayed in US

A copy of the Global Innovation Index 2026 is pictured at the headquarters of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland,

GII report details AI-led innovation rebound but WIPO warns of funding risks

Insight View More

US says companies face discriminatory rules, other risks, despite India's FDI push October 01, 2026 | Freny Patel

India’s investment reforms have failed to dispel US concerns over discriminatory rules, unpredictable regulation, aggressive enforcement, data localization, weak intellectual-property protection and slow legal... (more story)

Matcha pitched to ease high blood pressure survives Japan patent fight October 01, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court has rejected a tea producer’s bid to stop a rival from selling matcha promoted as helping lower blood pressure, finding that the rival’s manufacturing process did not u... (more story)

US Third Circuit puts competition at center of ROSS AI training ruling September 30, 2026 | Melissa Ritti and Nick Robertson

Thomson Reuters’ infringement claim against ROSS Intelligence is “no more than an ordinary copyright case” despite its artificial intelligence component, the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit said Wedn... (more story)

Japanese court opens door to voice rights despite dismissal of TikTok AI suit (update*) September 30, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday dismissed a Japanese voice actor’s bid to force TikTok to remove videos allegedly using an AI-generated imitation of his voice, finding that the posts had already been del... (more story)

USPTO's Squires weighs returning decisions on patent review merits to PTAB panels September 29, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

US Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires said Tuesday he is considering returning decisions on the merits of patent review petitions to Patent Trial and Appeal Board panels while retaining control ... (more story)

US should treat AI datasets as economic assets, IPO panelists say September 29, 2026 | Steve Scherer

The US should recognize datasets as commercial assets or risk falling behind China in developing AI, IP specialists said. China’s registration framework can help businesses document their control of data, prot... (more story)

Disney antitrust claims over InterDigital patent practices stayed in US September 29, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

InterDigital won a stay of antitrust claims by Disney on Tuesday, with the pause tied to a separate California patent lawsuit by Dolby Laboratories and two affiliates. Although denying dismissal, Judge Maryell... (more story)

First US appellate finding on fair use for AI training favors copyright holders September 29, 2026 | Emma Whitford

In a win for Thomson Reuters in the age of artificial intelligence, a panel on the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a lower court’s finding that ROSS Intelligence’s copying of Thomson Reuters... (more story)

Comment View More

BRICS AI copyright push has political weight, but legal gaps remain October 01, 2026 | Freny Patel

BRICS has put creator remuneration for artificial intelligence training on the global agenda, but deep legal divides and practical hurdles could leave its ambitious copyright push with more political weight than bite.

GII report details AI-led innovation rebound but WIPO warns of funding risks September 29, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

In a press conference marking the release of the 19th edition of the Global Innovation Index (GII), officials from the World Intellectual Property Organization on Tuesday appeared cautiously optimistic about a... (more story)

Platforms fear erosion of liability protection in draft European Product Act September 25, 2026 | Matthew Newman

European online marketplaces fear the draft European Product Act could make them frontline product-compliance enforcers, raising costs and legal exposure through new checks before products are listed. Platform... (more story)

Proof gap in UK Section 74A software patent disputes spotlighted in IPO opinion September 25, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

A finding this week that an artificial intelligence-powered content-moderation system was not shown to infringe a Lighthouse Technologies patent underscores the evidentiary limitations of the UK Intellectual P... (more story)

Rare USITC fast-track proceeding tests GG Technologies’ US investment September 24, 2026 | Steve Scherer

GG Technologies’ NameDrop patent case against Apple is well suited to the US International Trade Commission’s rarely used 100-day procedure, four lawyers told MLex, because it presents a narrow question about ... (more story)

New Thomas Pink womenswear lines strain ‘PINK’ pact with Victoria’s Secret September 21, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

A 2015 agreement allowed Victoria’s Secret and Thomas Pink Ltd. to end their global fight over “PINK” and coexist in different commercial terrain. Now, after the London shirtmaker’s assets have changed hands t... (more story)

How far can a software trademark reach? Autonomous cars put EU rules to the test September 21, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

A dispute over Deutsche Bahn's Kira trademark for autonomous-driving software and vehicles has prompted the European Union Intellectual Property Office to ask its top appeal board whether “computer software” i... (more story)

Via LA targets one-stop shop for AI data center patent licenses, president says September 18, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Via LA has launched its DRAM data center patent pool with three of the field’s top 15 largest patent holders and is negotiating with most of the rest, President Kevin Mack told MLex. A second group of new memb... (more story)