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Google backed by PTAB practitioners, law professors, generic drugmakers at SCOTUS June 01, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

A campaign to persuade the US Supreme Court to hear Google LLC's challenge to the US Patent and Trademark Office's revamped discretionary denial framework drew support Friday from a diverse coalition of amici curiae.

USTR launches Vietnam IP enforcement investigation June 01, 2026 | Nick Robertson

The Office of the US Trade Representative announced a Section 301 investigation into Vietnam’s intellectual property protection and enforcement mechanisms, seeking to determine whether the country’s IP framewo... (more story)

China's top court calls for IP reforms to address AI, cross-border disputes June 01, 2026 | MLex Staff

China faces mounting challenges from artificial intelligence, foreign-related patent disputes and institutional capacity constraints, according to a study by the country’s top court, which proposes a series of... (more story)

Japan court drops TSMC from US patent suit, hears claims against Japanese subsidiary June 01, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

The Tokyo District Court dismissed TSMC from a lawsuit alleging infringement of a US semiconductor manufacturing patent, while holding that Japanese courts could hear claims against its Japanese subsidiary.

US judge probes line between access, exploitation in biotech patent row May 29, 2026 | Melissa Ritti and Khushita Vasant

A Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday repeatedly questioned whether seed deposit access encompasses export, propagation and other downstream activities, suggesting the clash between Corteva Agriscience and In... (more story)

Private companies can become ‘trusted flaggers,’ EU digital law draft guidance says May 29, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Private companies, including IP right holders, could obtain “trusted flagger” status according to draft European Commission guidance issued under the Digital Services Act, potentially broadening access to one ... (more story)

Microsoft’s Choi says AI needs new IP playbook as patent commons seeks members May 29, 2026 | Steve Scherer

The rapid development of artificial intelligence requires a combination of intellectual property tools, a view that underpins Microsoft’s support for the Shared AI License Foundation, or SAIL, Associate Genera... (more story)

Chinese regulator extends trade-secret protection to unpublished short-drama scripts May 29, 2026 | MLex Staff

China's fast-growing short-drama market gained new legal protection after a Chongqing regulator brought unpublished scripts under trade-secret protection, marking a first for the city and strengthening safegua... (more story)

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Three years in, lawmaker says more EU countries should join Unified Patent Court June 01, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

For the Unified Patent Court to live up to its potential as a tool for supporting the EU's single market, more member states should be convinced to sign up, a veteran German European Parliament lawmaker that h... (more story)

Trade secret experts divided after US Federal Circuit erases Insulet win June 01, 2026 | Steve Scherer and Nick Robertson

A precedential decision from the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit holding that Insulet's trade-secret claims were time-barred has sparked debate among practitioners about when the Defend Trade Secre... (more story)

US DOJ to argue at high-stakes Corteva-Inari hearing in seed patent deposit row May 28, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Corteva Agriscience and Inari Agriculture will ask a federal judge Friday to decide whether biotechnology companies can restrict downstream use of biological materials they were required to deposit publicly in... (more story)

‘Hidden’ USPTO patent assignment data clouds IP business deals May 28, 2026 | Nick Robertson

The discovery of over 1.4 million patent assignment records that were previously not published in US Patent and Trademark Office data highlights the importance of data transparency and reliability for business... (more story)

Expert scrutiny reshapes standard-essential patent landscape in Brazil May 27, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Brazil’s business courts are becoming more technically rigorous in standard-essential patent disputes even as the country cements its reputation as a fast-moving injunction jurisdiction, Isabel Milman, a partn... (more story)

New DTSA jury instructions aim to bring order to growing trade secret docket May 27, 2026 | Steve Scherer

The Sedona Conference’s new DTSA model jury instructions grew out of the frustration trade secret litigators faced when they had to negotiate complex jury instructions from the ground up in federal cases.

US ex parte reexamination denial may signal end to post-IPR patent challenges May 27, 2026 | Nick Robertson

The shift from inter partes review (IPR) to ex parte reexamination (EPR) at the US Patent and Trademark Office may become more difficult for patent challengers who have already pursued IPR unsuccessfully. A pa... (more story)

India's patent boom faces reality check over delays, weak commercialization May 27, 2026 | Freny Patel

India’s patent filings are surging, but experts warn that weak commercialization, regulatory delays and poor monetization frameworks could prevent the country from realizing one of its most prized ambitions — ... (more story)