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Tesla, InterDigital prepare to argue over FRAND rights for patent pools April 10, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Later in April, the UK’s highest court will consider whether English judges can decide whether the licensing rates offered by patent pools are Fair, Reasonable And Non-Discriminatory, in a case brought by Tesl... (more story)

China eyes tailored rules for handling SEP disputes through administrative channels April 10, 2026 | MLex Staff

China is moving to clarify how standard-essential patent disputes are handled outside the courts, as the country’s top intellectual property regulator signaled plans to develop dedicated rules for such cases.

IP licensing and business: March 27-April 9 April 09, 2026 | Steve Scherer

SEP licensing pools continued to gain traction, with agreements spanning WiFi, telecom, home security and automotive technologies. AI companies – including Anthropic, IBM, Meta and Microsoft – formed a licensi... (more story)

With ROSS, Westlaw hearing on the horizon, fair use ruling draws attention April 09, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

ROSS Intelligence is feeling buoyed by a new precedential holding that online publication of standards incorporated in the International Building Code is sufficiently transformative to excuse admitted copying.... (more story)

Advocates push for SEP policy in White House manufacturing plan April 09, 2026 | Nick Robertson

Standard-essential patent implementors and their industry group advocates are pushing the White House to address SEP policy in the Office of Science and Technology Policy’s National Strategic Plan for Advanced... (more story)

This week at the UPC: April 3-9 April 09, 2026 | Inbar Preiss and Anna Lauwereys

The Unified Patent Court this week granted Dyson’s preliminary injunction in a hair styler patent dispute against Dreame that stopped short of the UK, and ordered Suinno to provide security for costs after Mic... (more story)

Chinese court clarifies role of product classification in trademark similarity test April 09, 2026 | MLex Staff

Product classification alone is not determinative in assessing trademark similarity, a Chinese court has ruled, saying judges must also consider how closely goods align in function, target consumers and usage ... (more story)

AI pioneer Stephen Thaler sues Indian government over copyright deadlock April 09, 2026 | Freny Patel

Stephen Thaler has filed a petition in the Delhi High Court over delays on AI-generated artwork copyright, challenging India’s stance on non-human authorship and seeking recognition of art created by the DABUS... (more story)

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US 3rd Circuit fair-use opinion could benefit AI companies April 10, 2026 | Nick Robertson

A recent fair-use decision in the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit could show a pathway to victory for artificial intelligence companies trying to fend off copyright infringement lawsuits, but applyin... (more story)

Roxtec’s court hearing will test how trademark law, antitrust interact April 10, 2026 | Anna Ferrari and Nicholas Hirst

Roxtec, a Swedish cable modules maker, will appear on April 16 before Italy’s highest administrative court to challenge an antitrust fine and seek referral to the EU’s top court. The company denies seeking to ... (more story)

Fewer petitions to US PTAB push Big Law to adapt, not retreat April 09, 2026 | Steve Scherer

For over a decade, large law firms developed specialized practices focused on handling intellectual property disputes before the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Now, with fewer petitions making it through to... (more story)

Sisvel expands in China alongside tech patent-licensing market shifts April 09, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Patent-pool operator Sisvel is expanding in China and preparing a new business unit for tailored licensing deals. In an interview with MLex, its CEO Mattia Fogliacco said Chinese firms are “the best in class” ... (more story)

Japan's 3D trademark law still stops short of the house itself April 09, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court has offered a sharp reminder that, even after Japan opened trademark law to three-dimensional signs, the path from distinctive design to protectable branding remains narrow.

Unclear legal landscape for AI spawns licensing as US sees 100 copyright cases April 08, 2026 | Nick Robertson and Emma Whitford

A group of YouTube creators sued Apple, OpenAI and Amazon late last week, bringing the number of copyright lawsuits over artificial intelligence in the US to 100. With the central question of fair use for AI t... (more story)

USPTO applies Tianma precedent to unwind TikTok IPRs already underway April 08, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

In the first major application of a recent declaration that foreign governments and entities they control aren’t eligible to challenge patents under the America Invents Act, the US Patent and Trademark Office ... (more story)

SEP licensing headaches prompt fresh look at aggregate royalty depositories April 07, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

With patent litigation ever expanding — and determinations of FRAND licensing rates for SEPs becoming fractured across different courts — thoughts are turning to the real-world use of aggregated royalty deposi... (more story)