China leads humanoid robotics patent race in volume, US retains quality edge
July 28, 2026
| MLex Staff
China has established a clear lead in the global race to develop humanoid robotics technology by the volume of its patent holdings, while US inventions continue to outperform on quality, according to a new analysis.
Japan patent office sets AI rules for patent, trademark examinations
July 28, 2026
| Toko Sekiguchi
Japan’s patent office has adopted a framework for using artificial intelligence in patent, trademark, design and other examinations, requiring officials to verify AI generated material and remain responsible f... (more story)
Tesla succeeds in UK Supreme Court patent pool case
July 27, 2026
| Douglas Clarke-Williams
Tesla has triumphed against InterDigital and Avanci at the UK Supreme Court, which has said that English courts can consider whether patent pools are adhering to fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory, or FR... (more story)
GEMA, Suno ruling to test copyright limits for AI music training in Germany
July 27, 2026
| Inbar Preiss
German music rights group GEMA's closely-watched lawsuit against Suno, a generative AI music platform, is due to be decided in Munich’s copyright chamber on July 31. The case promises to be a key test of wheth... (more story)
Indian court refuses to halt OpenAI training, citing risks to public interest
July 24, 2026
| Freny Patel
OpenAI defeated ANI Media's bid for an interim injunction after the Delhi High Court held that training generative artificial intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT, on copyrighted works is prima facie fair dealing and... (more story)
Japan IP Court rejects web-fiction plagiarism appeal against publisher
July 24, 2026
| Toko Sekiguchi
Japan's Intellectual Property High Court has rejected a web novelist's copyright appeal against publisher SB Creative, finding that the alleged similarities in characters, story elements and other features bet... (more story)
China targets patent agencies, attorneys in bad-faith filing crackdown
July 24, 2026
| MLex Staff
China has stepped up its campaign against patent-agency misconduct, with 21 newly published penalty decisions showing how regulators are increasingly targeting the intermediaries that facilitate bad-faith pate... (more story)
South Korean startup seeks to bridge AI music copyright infrastructure gap
July 24, 2026
| Choonsik Yoo
South Korean music technology startup Neutune is developing AI infrastructure that identifies the component-level contributions of copyrighted works used to generate new music, aiming to enable transparent rig... (more story)