USPTO drops ‘Board of Peace’ trademark applications, ending unusual legal test
July 06, 2026
| Steve Scherer
The USPTO abandoned trademark applications it filed for President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace," ending an unprecedented attempt to register marks it acknowledged it did not own.
Google, Meta, Streamz contest Belgian copyright payments at EU court
July 06, 2026
| Matthew Newman
Google, Meta Platforms, Spotify and Belgian streaming platform Streamz told the EU's highest court Monday that Belgium's requirement for streaming platforms to make additional payments to authors and performer... (more story)
Louis Vuitton win over Molly Tea fuels trademark debate in China
July 06, 2026
| MLex Staff
Louis Vuitton Malletier has won a trademark-infringement lawsuit against Chinese milk tea chain Molly Tea, in a ruling that has sparked debate over how far trademark law should protect a four-petal flower logo.
Japanese court says Olympics.com articles keep Olympic trademark alive
July 06, 2026
| Toko Sekiguchi
Japan's Intellectual Property High Court upheld the IOC's "Gorin" trademark, ruling that articles published on Olympics.com constituted trademark use, defeating a non-use challenge and preserving registration ... (more story)
Big Tech's video alliance needs EU scrutiny, lawmaker Schwab says
July 03, 2026
| Lewis Crofts
The Alliance for Open Media, which is backed by the likes of Apple and Google, should face EU scrutiny under competition and tech gatekeeper rules, an influential lawmaker has urged. Andreas Schwab has written... (more story)
Xiaomi wins Chinese trademark appeal over AI 'wake word'
July 03, 2026
| MLex Staff
Tech giant Xiaomi has won an appeal protecting its "Xiao Ai Tong Xue" trademark, which also serves as the voice "wake word" used to activate the company’s artificial intelligence assistant across its devices.
Sulzer Mixpac patent appeal fails as Indian court backs prior art finding
July 03, 2026
| Freny Patel
Swiss industrial equipment manufacturer Sulzer Mixpac lost its India patent appeal after the Delhi High Court upheld the rejection of its static mixer application, finding the claimed invention obvious over pr... (more story)
This week at the UPC: June 26-July 2
July 02, 2026
| Anna Lauwereys and Douglas Clarke-Williams
This week the UPC saw a vital decision on the importance of urgency in infringement claims in its denial of Guardant's appeal in a case against Sophia Genetics, as well as two decisions underlining how request... (more story)