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UPC sets infringement bar as Boehringer wins injunction against Zentiva
The UPC Court of Appeal granted Boehringer Ingelheim an injunction against Zentiva, ruling that completing regulatory steps — like pricing and reimbursement — can j... (more story)
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Applied Materials sued by Chinese rival for trade-secret theft
Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology has filed a lawsuit against US rival Applied Materials, accusing the chip-equipment supplier of illegally obtaining and usin... (more story)
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Eligibility ‘reminders’ by USPTO hint at AI-friendly shift, but lack teeth
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 tha... (more story)
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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)
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.
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.
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)
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)
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’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.
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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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)
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.
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)
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)
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)
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)
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 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)