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Shorts International seeks to take Google trademark case to UK Supreme Court July 22, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Short film distributor Shorts International has applied to have its trademark claim against Google’s YouTube Shorts heard by the UK Supreme Court, after it lost its case against the tech giant at the Court of Appeal.

UK intellectual property policy outlook uncertain after departmental overhaul July 22, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

The outlook for UK intellectual property policy remains uncertain after the country's new prime minister Andy Burnham took office this week and scrapped the ministry which had overseen the UK Intellectual Prop... (more story)

Japan IP Court settles Alibaba-BWB customs patent battle with split rulings July 22, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan's Intellectual Property High Court has upheld the validity of a Japanese patent covering cross-border e-commerce customs-clearance technology while separately confirming that Alibaba's accused software d... (more story)

Samsung, SK Hynix lead race as DRAM SEP market emerges July 22, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Artificial intelligence is fueling the emergence of a new market for licensing standard-essential patents covering memory technology, with Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Micron Technology holding the strong... (more story)

China court reopens Morphy Richards trademark dispute over new evidence of hoarding July 21, 2026 | MLex Staff

China's highest court has reopened a trademark-invalidation proceeding after ruling that later-emerging evidence of large-scale trademark hoarding constituted new facts that fell outside the scope of the "no r... (more story)

Indian court sides with ZARA in trademark dispute with ZORA July 21, 2026 | Freny Patel

ZARA won an Indian trademark appeal after the Delhi High Court ordered cancellation of the "ZORA" mark, reaffirming the anti-dissection principle and extending protection for well-known trademarks across dissimilar goods.

Anthropic's $1.5 billion US copyright settlement wins final approval July 20, 2026 | Amy Miller

Anthropic’s $1.5 billion class action settlement with book authors whose works were downloaded from “shadow” libraries to train its chatbot Claude was granted final approval Monday after US Judge Araceli Martí... (more story)

AI labels won’t decide copyright protection or infringement, EU says July 20, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

EU guidance says AI labels will not determine whether content is protected by copyright or infringes creators’ rights. It gives creative works flexibility over deepfake disclosures while requiring providers to... (more story)

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OMB grant reforms put commercialization pipeline at risk, stakeholders warn July 17, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Universities, trade groups, legal experts and technology transfer organizations say a planned rewrite of federal grant rules injects unprecedented uncertainty into the process through which government-funded r... (more story)

Geoblocking in copyright protection spotlight as ECJ ruling changes landscape July 17, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Companies publishing copyrighted material online face new challenges and opportunities following a significant recent decision by the EU’s highest court that puts geoblocking at the heart of copyright protection strategies.

As AI blurs reality, trademarks could become badges of authenticity July 16, 2026 | Steve Scherer

As AI blurs the line between genuine and fabricated content, trademarks could come to signify not only who made a product, but also that it is authentic.

Delhi court overhaul could reshape global IP litigation in India (update*) July 16, 2026 | Freny Patel

Global companies could face a fundamental shift in India's commercial-litigation landscape as the Delhi High Court's proposed jurisdictional overhaul redirects many intellectual property disputes to district c... (more story)

Meta takes VDP license, testing Big Tech's AV1 'royalty-free' model July 15, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Meta Platforms' decision to license patents covering the AV1 video codec could reshape the debate over whether the technology is genuinely royalty-free and lend support to the long-established framework for li... (more story)

Competing visions for WIPO reemerge at General Assembly July 15, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

With member states gathered for the World Intellectual Property Organization General Assembly, the United States delegation urged modernization of global IP systems over a potential expansion of the organizati... (more story)

AI could improve confusion analysis in trademark examination July 15, 2026 | Nick Robertson

IP offices around the world should expand their use of AI technology in the trademark examination process, a new report by the International Trademark Association argues, holding up the tech as a powerful tool... (more story)

SMEs eyeing slice of UK defense spending risk fight to safeguard their IP July 15, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

As the UK scrambles to increase defense spending in reaction to geopolitical threats, the government’s commitment to usher more small British businesses into the supply chain could be stymied by the perception... (more story)