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This week in IP licensing and business: Aug. 1-14 August 14, 2025 | Nick Robertson

Pharmaceutical deals led the way in patent business in the last two weeks. BioNTech and GSK grabbed headlines with a $500 million mRNA vaccine patent deal and settlement of infringement litigation, while Acces... (more story)

This week at the UPC: Aug.8-14 August 14, 2025 | Inbar Preiss and Charlotte Westphal

Boehringer secured a cross-border injunction against Zentiva, while The Hague court narrowed Winnow’s patent and found no infringement by Orbisk — among other Unified Patent Court decisions this week.

UPC sets infringement bar as Boehringer wins injunction against Zentiva August 14, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

The UPC Court of Appeal granted Boehringer Ingelheim an injunction against Zentiva, ruling that completing regulatory steps — like pricing and reimbursement — can justify interim relief even before a generic product launch.

'Baby Shark' copyright claim by US composer rejected by South Korea's Supreme Court August 14, 2025 | Jenny Lee

The Pinkfong Company has secured a final victory in South Korea’s top court in a copyright lawsuit brought by American composer Johnny Only over the hit children’s song “Baby Shark,” ending a legal battle that... (more story)

Applied Materials sued by Chinese rival for trade-secret theft August 14, 2025 | MLex Staff

Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology has filed a lawsuit against US rival Applied Materials, accusing the chip-equipment supplier of illegally obtaining and using its trade secrets pertaining to plasma sour... (more story)

UPC partially revokes Winnow patent, finds no infringement by Orbisk August 13, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

The UPC ruled that a patent upheld in amended form cannot support an infringement claim if not asserted, highlighting the strategic risk patentees face when narrowing claims during litigation.

Japan court denies copyright, unfair competition protection for artisanal pencil August 13, 2025 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s IP High Court rejected copyright and unfair competition claims over a handcrafted mechanical pencil, finding the design lacked artistic individuality and consumer recognition required for protection.

Figma, Motiff reach global settlement in copyright disputes August 13, 2025 | MLex Staff

US design-software specialist Figma has reached a global settlement with Singapore-based rival Motiff, resolving intellectual property disputes between them, the two companies announced on Wednesday.

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Despite war, Ukraine overhauls IP system in bid to join EU August 14, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

Ukraine is transforming its intellectual property system amid war and its ambition to join the EU, the country’s IP enforcement lead Vladyslav Bilotskyi told MLex. But key enforcement gaps and a stalled specia... (more story)

Can Japanese IP law protect journalism from AI free-riding? August 14, 2025 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s largest newspaper, Yomiuri Shimbun, is testing the limits of AI copyright law, suing Perplexity AI for unlicensed use of news content in a case closely watched by IP and media experts.

US Copyright Office leadership disarray raises potential for reorganization August 12, 2025 | Nick Robertson

The controversial firing of former US Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter is raising questions over the Copyright Office’s proper role within the federal government and the legality of her firing, and evok... (more story)

Eligibility ‘reminders’ by USPTO hint at AI-friendly shift, but lack teeth August 11, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

The US Patent and Trademark Office last week seemingly warned its examiners against taking an unduly rigid view of patent eligibility, with a refresher on rules that have torpedoed countless applicants — espec... (more story)

US PTAB blocks shortcuts, raises questions with new ‘general knowledge’ memo August 08, 2025 | Nick Robertson

A memo last week to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board specifying that petitioners for inter partes review must link all challenged limitations to prior art, without relying on expert testimony or “general know... (more story)

EU’s core data-disclosure requirement for AI models sparks confusion August 08, 2025 | Luca Bertuzzi

The European Commission has released a template requiring AI developers to disclose training data under the EU AI Act. However, the scope of a key requirement, listing the top 10 percent of crawled domain name... (more story)

National trademark holders gain strength from new EU court decision August 07, 2025 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Retailers of trademarked goods in the EU and beyond could now be open to more enforcement action, after the EU’s highest court shut down the possibility that the infringing goods could be warehoused at arm’s l... (more story)

Vietnam bets on IP courts to bolster innovation economy August 06, 2025 | Hoa Dinh

Vietnam is setting up long-awaited specialized intellectual property courts in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, aiming to modernize judicial enforcement and attract innovation-driven investment. But whether the new... (more story)