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Dream Pairs appeal against Iconix upheld by UK Supreme Court June 24, 2025 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Dream Pairs has won its Supreme Court appeal against a court decision in favor of Iconix, owner of the Umbro brand, in a dispute over footwear branding copyright. The Supreme Court found that while post-sale c... (more story)

CoStar–CREXi antitrust fight over broker platforms revived by US court June 23, 2025 | Chris May

Commercial real estate platform CoStar is back on the hook for US antitrust claims after a California federal appeals court ruled today that a rival platform has plausibly alleged CoStar is an industry-leading... (more story)

Pegasus, AT&T SEP row puts 'industry standard' NDA language in the hot seat June 23, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

The viability of an AT&T breach of contract counterclaim lodged in response to a complaint by Pegasus Wireless Innovation over 4G and 5G standard essential patents could hinge on the meaning assigned by a Texa... (more story)

Japan court awards rare victory to Pantech in SEP battle with Google June 23, 2025 | Toko Sekiguchi

In a landmark decision, the Tokyo District Court today ruled in favor of South Korean mobile manufacturer Pantech in its patent infringement suit against Google, MLex has learned. The case, centered on standar... (more story)

Perplexity AI, BBC spat pits copyright against Google monopoly accusations June 20, 2025 | Frank Hersey

The BBC has written to large language model-based search engine provider Perplexity AI with a threat of legal action over what it says is the “verbatim” reproduction of its content without permission. Perplexi... (more story)

Mixed ruling in Walmart copyright appeal could prompt big box store rethink June 20, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit this week left intact a jury verdict that Walmart Inc. and Wal-Mart.com USA are directly liable for infringing the copyrighted sculptural work of a homemaker-entre... (more story)

Mara Renewables awarded quarter of costs following UK patent trial with DSM June 20, 2025 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Mara Renewables must be paid a quarter of its costs by DSM, amounting to 800,530 pounds ($1.1 million), following their dispute over patents relating to the production of marine algae-based microbial oils, the... (more story)

Bosch wins appeal to safeguard its well-known trademark in China June 20, 2025 | MLex Staff

German engineering powerhouse Robert Bosch has successfully defended its well-known trademark against unauthorized use by a Chinese vocational school specializing in training automotive technicians. In a recen... (more story)

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TikTok ruling triggers debate over IP law's intersection with Indian state policy June 23, 2025 | Freny Patel

In a clear signal that geopolitics can override even the most widespread goodwill, an Indian court recently delivered a pointed verdict in the high-stakes case of ByteDance (TikTok) vs. The Registrar of Tradem... (more story)

Industries make 11th hour representations on standard essential patent law June 20, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

European industry groups are intensifying their lobbying efforts ahead of a looming European Commission decision on whether to scrap a proposed law on standard essential patents, or SEPs, which aimed to increa... (more story)

If EU copyright and AI rules conflict over territoriality, can a fix be found? June 19, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

The EU’s AI Act creates legal uncertainty by attempting to apply EU copyright rules to AI model training conducted outside the bloc, which clashes with the territorial nature of existing copyright law, accordi... (more story)

US AI copyright appeal could settle DMCA uncertainty in cluster of cases June 18, 2025 | Emma Whitford

In declining to revive Raw Story Media and Alternet’s copyright lawsuit against OpenAI, US District Judge Sidney Stein has cued up an appeal that could resolve conflicting interpretations of standing under the... (more story)

USPTO looks to industry for AI-driven search tools June 18, 2025 | Melissa Ritti and Nick Robertson

The US Patent and Trademark Office wants to contract with companies for artificial intelligence technology to assist in examinations. The USPTO's request for information furthers the office’s commitment to imp... (more story)

EDTX model Section 101 jury instructions take a hit in Apple, Optis ruling June 17, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

Optis will again need to make its case to a Texas jury that Apple infringes its standard-essential patents, but this time without reliance on Apple’s settlement with Qualcomm to shape its request for over a ha... (more story)

Patent practitioners scramble to make sense of latest rulings from USPTO June 16, 2025 | Nick Robertson and Melissa Ritti

A set of recent decisions by US Patent and Trademark Office Acting Director Coke Morgan Stewart are shaking up practitioners’ long-held ideas of how inter partes review petitions are handled by the Patent Tria... (more story)

Buoyed by outside funding, US patent trials — and damages — soar in 2024 June 16, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

A new report from Lex Machina shows patent litigation remains highly lucrative and concentrated in a handful of US district courts. While the three judges overseeing the bulk of the nation’s patent cases remai... (more story)