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USPTO denies Shopify PTAB challenges, citing new Hulu standard May 30, 2025 | Nick Robertson

Shopify’s petitions for inter partes review of e-commerce patents owned by DKR Consulting were denied yesterday at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, with a panel of administrative patent judges finding that t... (more story)

Shopify patent challenges denied at US PTAB citing 'administrative efficiency' May 30, 2025 | Nick Robertson

MLex Summary: The Patent Trial and Appeal Board denied three Shopify petitions for inter partes review of ecommerce patents held by DKR Consulting, with a panel holding that they should be denied as the patent... (more story)

Shenzhen MTC ahead in patent feud with Ledman in China but fight continues May 30, 2025 | MLex Staff

China’s consumer electronics manufacturer Shenzhen MTC has gained the upper hand in the patent dispute with Shenzhen Ledman Optoelectronic, a provider of light emitting diode displays, after the Chinese top in... (more story)

Legal battle brewing over Novo Nordisk's Ozempic patent in India May 30, 2025 | Freny Patel

A major legal battle is brewing in India's pharmaceutical sector, as generic drugmaker Dr. Reddy's Laboratories challenges Novo Nordisk's patent for semaglutide — the active ingredient in the popular diabetes ... (more story)

Japan court dismisses DAP Realize patent infringement claims against Sharp, KDDI, Sony May 30, 2025 | Toko Sekiguchi

A patent to process smartphone image data has been at the center of three recent court cases brought by IT consulting firm DAP Realize. In a series of legal decisions, the non-practicing entity’s claims of inf... (more story)

Former USPTO solicitor urges rejection of director nominee Squires May 29, 2025 | Nick Robertson

Thomas Krause, the former US Patent and Trademark Office solicitor, said in a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee today that USPTO director nominee John Squires isn’t the best fit for the role. Krause sai... (more story)

Maxell wins $112 million jury verdict in US patent dispute with Samsung May 29, 2025 | Nick Robertson

An Eastern District of Texas jury awarded Maxell $112 million yesterday in connection with Samsung’s infringement of three smartphone technology patents. The verdict is the first in a pair of patent lawsuits b... (more story)

UK would see bespoke AI copyright bill under lawmaker’s latest proposal May 29, 2025 | Frank Hersey

AI developers and the creative sector could see a dedicated new law proposed for tackling issues of transparency in AI model training and copyright infringement if a new amendment proposed to the data reform b... (more story)

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US court order preserving OpenAI chats shows importance of discovery planning May 30, 2025 | Emma Whitford

A recent court order requiring OpenAI to broadly preserve user conversations, including those marked for deletion, is highlighting how important it is for AI companies to develop sophisticated discovery compli... (more story)

Limits of Federal Circuit’s AI patent eligibility ruling put to test in US courts May 29, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

Just over one month after the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit declared “do it on AI” insufficient to transform an abstract idea into a patent-eligible application, their decision is being cited as ... (more story)

Voluntary deals at heart of EU’s new crisis licensing rules, key lawmaker says May 28, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

European lawmakers reached a political agreement on a new compulsory licensing framework that preserves trade secret protections — an outcome that the European Parliament’s lead negotiator, Adrián Vázquez Láza... (more story)

EUIPO taps blockchain to fast-track authentic goods and combat fakes May 26, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

The EU Intellectual Property Office is hoping brands will adopt its blockchain-based system tested in a recent pilot to track authentic goods and block counterfeits from entering the EU market. The system aims... (more story)

In US patent row between Google, EcoFactor, gatekeepers get a bigger yard May 22, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

Google secured a new patent damages trial yesterday from a divided, en banc US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which drilled down on the gatekeeping function of US judges. Because what is “reasonable... (more story)

Use of AI in Chinese patent-examination opinion sparks controversy May 21, 2025 | MLex Staff

The integration of analysis produced by an artificial intelligence tool by a Chinese patent examiner in the assessment of a patent application has stirred up controversy within the legal community and among in... (more story)

Japan's patent linkage policy faces domestic debate and foreign pressure May 20, 2025 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s patent linkage system, which ties the regulatory approval of generic and biosimilar drugs to an evaluation of innovator patents, has come under renewed scrutiny amid legal challenges and growing calls ... (more story)

Copyright Office’s AI report poised to influence major infringement cases May 19, 2025 | Nick Robertson and Amy Miller

Both plaintiffs and defendants in copyright lawsuits over artificial intelligence models are using a new US Copyright Office report to support their respective positions in district courts across the country. ... (more story)