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Warner Brothers asks UK judge to keep Nokia from taking case elsewhere December 01, 2025 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Warner Brothers Discovery has asked an English judge to maintain an injunction blocking Nokia from taking its legal action over standard essential patents, or SEPs, to another jurisdiction. 

Copyright-AI vote delayed to January in EU Parliament committee December 01, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

A deal on the European Parliament’s position on AI copyright rules has been postponed to the end of January, as lawmakers continue to debate how creators should be compensated when their content is used to train AI.

Japan seeks public input as it retools IP strategy for AI era, global standards push December 01, 2025 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan has opened a public consultation on its next intellectual property strategy, signaling the government is grappling with how to retool its IP framework for an economy increasingly shaped by data, digital ... (more story)

China cracks down on patent-agency misconduct in push for high-quality innovation December 01, 2025 | MLex Staff

China has kicked off a nationwide crackdown on misconduct by patent agencies, vowing to restore order in patent filings and curb illegal profiteering that officials say is distorting innovation incentives.

US Supreme Court set to hear $1bn Cox copyright verdict in online piracy case November 28, 2025 | Nick Robertson

Cox Communications and Sony Music Entertainment will face off before the US Supreme Court on Monday over whether internet service providers can be held liable for contributory and vicarious copyright infringem... (more story)

This week at the UPC: Nov. 21-27 November 27, 2025 | Charlotte Westphal and Inbar Preiss

The UPC clarified its test for inventive step this week, as the Court of Appeal restored Amgen’s cholesterol-related patent and upheld Edwards’ heart valve patent. The court also issued rulings on preliminary ... (more story)

UK Intellectual Property Office reforms cause patent publishing delays November 27, 2025 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

The UK Intellectual Property Office, or IPO, may be forced to delay the publishing of some patents by up to three months as it implements new systems. The authority has been forced to apologize to an industry ... (more story)

Edwards wins UPC appeal, court confirms inventive step test November 27, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

Edwards won its UPC appeal as judges upheld its heart-valve patent, confirmed infringement by Meril and confirmed the court's inventive-step test, leaving only a narrow exception for extra-large valve sizes.

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USPTO's stance on AI inventorship clears up lingering confusion, uncertainty December 01, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

Deeming artificial intelligence akin to “laboratory equipment, computer software, research databases” and the like, new guidance by the US Patent and Trademark Office should provide innovators with a measure o... (more story)

SEP Regulation court clash will test EU Commission’s right to withdraw bills November 27, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

EU lawmakers disputing the European Commission’s withdrawal of a bill on standard essential patents face a steep legal test at the bloc's highest court as they challenge the limits of the executive branch’s po... (more story)

To bridge IP divide, WIPO board of judges plan agenda to aid developing jurisdictions November 27, 2025 | Freny Patel

Underscoring the World Intellectual Property Organization Advisory Board of Judges’ mission to bridge the gap between highly advanced IP jurisdictions and those that need support, the board is finalizing a two... (more story)

In Realtek, MediaTek patent, antitrust clash, evidentiary race unfolds in US November 25, 2025 | Khushita Vasant and Melissa Ritti

Realtek has notched a win in Texas, where a federal judge ordered discovery on whether 2021 infringement claims by a patent assertion entity rise to the level of “exceptional.” The evidence has major implicati... (more story)

Google, spurned once already, seeks mandamus anew over denied patent review November 24, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

Google is again asking for mandamus relief from a discretionary denial of inter partes review, this time pointing to a 2019 holding by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that patents are “open” to... (more story)

Law professor calls for AI companies to partner with US, China copyright offices November 24, 2025 | Nick Robertson

Law professor Danny Friedmann of Peking University School of Transnational Law* tells MLex that the US and China copyright offices are risking a return to discredited legal standards when assessing generative ... (more story)

Wuxi DK-Gonda case rekindles debate as China moves to curb malicious IP lawsuits November 21, 2025 | MLex Staff

How to hold patent owners liable for “malicious” infringement lawsuits has become one of China’s most contentious judicial questions, as a solar-materials maker strikes back at its accuser over alleged abusive litigation.

Kristen Osenga on patent optimism and legislative inaction November 19, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

From the research awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in economics to a patentee-friendly shift at the US Patent and Trademark Office, innovation is having a moment. Kristen Osenga tells MLex the attention is long ov... (more story)