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Prada's Indian sandals dispute needs 'evidence' as court closes sole PIL path July 18, 2025 | Freny Patel

Global fashion giant Prada found itself in the clear, at least for now, as an Indian court rejected public interest litigation concerning its "toe ring sandals," highlighting the crucial need for evidence in s... (more story)

US judge certifies ‘Napster-style’ copyright class action against Anthropic July 17, 2025 | Emma Whitford

US District Judge William Alsup has certified the first class action among dozens of lawsuits accusing artificial intelligence companies of copyright infringement, cuing up what he described as a “Napster-styl... (more story)

Dutch news outlets form new collective for licensing AI training July 17, 2025 | Luca Bertuzzi

A group of Dutch news media outlets has formed the country's first national collective database to be licensed for training artificial intelligence, a move which aims to avoid them having to sue AI companies f... (more story)

Japan IP court denies authorship claim over museum exhibits, affirms work-for-hire rule July 17, 2025 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court has upheld a lower court ruling that exhibit panels and narrated scripts used in a city-run literary museum qualify as employer-owned works under the country’s work-for... (more story)

Seqirus succeeds in opposing Moderna's patent for mRNA vaccine in Australia July 17, 2025 | Saloni Sinha

Global influenza vaccine company Seqirus’ opposition to US pharma giant Moderna’s patent application over a method for producing high-purity mRNA suitable for use in vaccines has been accepted by a delegate of... (more story)

China's top court clarifies rules for interpreting patent claims July 17, 2025 | MLex Staff

In a recent ruling on a patent-validity dispute, China’s highest court has offered critical clarifications on how to identify individual technical elements in patent claims and how to interpret those claims wi... (more story)

US Senator Hawley blasts AI companies for 'theft' of copyrighted works July 16, 2025 | Nick Robertson and Emma Whitford

Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley came down hard against the use of unlicensed creative works for AI training during a US Senate hearing today, calling the practice immoral and un-American despite recent... (more story)

AstraZeneca appeal rejected in key plausibility ruling July 16, 2025 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

AstraZeneca's appeal of a major UK High Court decision on the concept of ‘plausibility’ was dismissed today and the company was denied permission to appeal further to the UK Supreme Court. The Court of Appeal ... (more story)

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Gap in US IP protection against AI voice cloning exposed by Lovo ruling July 17, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

Reliance on artificial intelligence to carry out increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks is on the rise. Findings by a US judge that voice cloning is nonactionable under current federal trademark and copyright... (more story)

China's patent puzzle: Reconciling judicial and administrative paths July 15, 2025 | MLex Staff

China’s “dual-track” patent regulatory framework — where patent validity is assessed by the administrative authority while infringement disputes are handled by the courts — has come under increasing scrutiny. ... (more story)

Pace of Schedule A litigation picks up despite pause by Illinois federal judge July 11, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

Intellectual property owners hoping to put a quick end to online counterfeits continue to seek relief in the Northern District of Illinois in overwhelming numbers. It’s a practice one judge there has halted — ... (more story)

As deepfakes climb the policy agenda, jurisdictions tackle likeness rights July 10, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

With the proliferation of deepfakes online, governments are racing to address the misuse of personal likeness through a mix of AI laws, court rulings and regulatory reforms. Denmark has proposed new copyright ... (more story)

Tesla case at UK Supreme Court could shed light on FRAND declaratory relief July 08, 2025 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Tesla has been granted permission to appeal a decision against it by the UK Court of Appeal on FRAND terms for a global license to 5G patents. The Court of Appeal had upheld the ruling in favor of InterDigital... (more story)

Brazil's CADE sets precedent on essential patents, preventive measures in Big Tech July 07, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Brazil’s competition authority has set a significant precedent in its handling of standard-essential patents following a ruling in a 5G licensing dispute brought by Motorola and Lenovo against Ericsson, accusi... (more story)

Pressure to police online copyright violations ramps up in Brazil, US July 07, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

In its next term, the US Supreme Court will tackle contributory liability for Internet service providers who fail to disable access for subscribers repeatedly and credibly accused of copyright infringement. B... (more story)

European prior art ruling signals shift in patent strategy July 07, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

European companies that want to apply for a patent — especially in the chemical and materials sectors — may need to file their request earlier, and reconsider relying on secrecy as a long-term intellectual pro... (more story)