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Nokia sues Warner Brothers over video patents in US, Brazil, Germany, UPC November 01, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

Nokia has sued Warner Brothers over the alleged infringement of 18 video-related patents used in its streaming services, including patents previously upheld against Amazon, expanding its global video licensing campaign.

USPTO focusing on AI despite government shutdown, Squires says October 31, 2025 | Nick Robertson

US Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires said in his first public address Friday that artificial intelligence will be a priority under his leadership, both as a tool to improve the office’s work an... (more story)

UPC judges praise court’s speed over US system October 31, 2025 | Nick Robertson

Italian judges of the Unified Patent Court told American practitioners Friday that the venue is demonstrating its effectiveness by harmonizing Europe’s patent litigation and delivering fast decisions. One East... (more story)

Pace of technology complicates DMCA claim consideration in Suno case, US judge says October 30, 2025 | Emma Whitford

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act has become outdated since its passage in 1998, making it difficult to assess if and how the law applies to allegations that Suno AI ripped songs from YouTube, Massachusetts... (more story)

Google can’t shake publishers’ US trademark claims on copyright preemption grounds October 30, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

Two months after a New York federal judge refused to stay litigation against Google until the US Supreme Court decides how far Internet search providers must go to combat online piracy, she struck the search e... (more story)

Lawmakers set to vote on suing EU Commission over SEP bill withdrawal (update*) October 30, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

Lawmakers will vote on Nov. 4 on whether the European Parliament should sue the European Commission at the EU's highest court over its withdrawal of the Standard Essential Patents bill — a move that has brough... (more story)

This week at the UPC: Oct. 24-30 October 30, 2025 | Inbar Preiss and Charlotte Westphal

The Unified Patent Court issued several rulings on injunctions and revocations, granting Abbott a sensor patent injunction, siding with Amycel in a mushroom strain patent case, and upholding Labrador Diagnosti... (more story)

Amazon seeks quick UK InterDigital SEPs trial to head off foreign injunctions October 30, 2025 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Amazon argued in the High Court in London on Thursday that an expedited trial in its dispute with InterDigital over video streaming patents is needed in order to prevent InterDigital from deliberately delaying... (more story)

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White House RFI responses reveal consensus on venue for AI fair use debate October 31, 2025 | Emma Whitford

Groups at odds over whether it is fair to freely train artificial intelligence models on copyrighted works nevertheless agree that the issue is best left to the courts, new recommendations to the White House s... (more story)

Japan's $55bn piracy price tag drives new legal muscle at home and abroad October 31, 2025 | Toko Sekiguchi

The issue of digital piracy, which costs Japanese content creators about $55 billion annually, is quickly shifting from whether Japan can act against offshore operators, to how fast courts and platforms can co... (more story)

UMG copyright suit against Udio ends, but AI music dispute continues October 30, 2025 | Mike Swift and Emma Whitford

While it’s too soon to say peace is at hand between AI music startups and the music industry, the settlement of copyright litigation between Universal Music Group and Udio would assure that artists get paid wh... (more story)

App Association’s Reed addresses fears about US PTAB amid AI’s rise October 30, 2025 | Nick Robertson

Morgan Reed, president of ACT | The App Association, sat down with MLex to discuss how his organization is coping with uncertainty in US intellectual property policy. Policy changes at the US Patent and Tradem... (more story)

Citing national security concerns, USPTO will require heightened disclosure October 29, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

When the chief judge of one of the busiest venues for US patent litigation in 2022 ordered plaintiffs to disclose “every individual and corporation with a direct or indirect interest” in the technology at stak... (more story)

Ex-USPTO solicitor tells White House AI, US patent law, a ‘regulatory mismatch’ October 28, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

No federal regulation stands more in the way of widespread artificial intelligence adoption than US patent policy, according to a former US Patent and Trademark Office official. Patent terms, Thomas Krause arg... (more story)

EUIPO drafts video design rules, fast-track disputes ahead of 2026 EU reform October 28, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

The EU Intellectual Property Office is working out technical rules for the EU’s design reform, including limits on video filings, a continued ban on verbal disclaimers, as well as criteria for a new fast-track... (more story)

AI companies face mounting US circumvention claims outside music arena October 24, 2025 | Emma Whitford

A legal strategy targeting the data-collection practices of artificial intelligence music startups is also increasingly being wielded against the makers of text-based chatbots, a new US Reddit lawsuit against ... (more story)