Japanese court says Olympics.com articles keep Olympic trademark alive
July 06, 2026
| Toko Sekiguchi
Japan's Intellectual Property High Court upheld the IOC's "Gorin" trademark, ruling that articles published on Olympics.com constituted trademark use, defeating a non-use challenge and preserving registration ... (more story)
Big Tech's video alliance needs EU scrutiny, lawmaker Schwab says
July 03, 2026
| Lewis Crofts
The Alliance for Open Media, which is backed by the likes of Apple and Google, should face EU scrutiny under competition and tech gatekeeper rules, an influential lawmaker has urged. Andreas Schwab has written... (more story)
Xiaomi wins Chinese trademark appeal over AI 'wake word'
July 03, 2026
| MLex Staff
Tech giant Xiaomi has won an appeal protecting its "Xiao Ai Tong Xue" trademark, which also serves as the voice "wake word" used to activate the company’s artificial intelligence assistant across its devices.
Sulzer Mixpac patent appeal fails as Indian court backs prior art finding
July 03, 2026
| Freny Patel
Swiss industrial equipment manufacturer Sulzer Mixpac lost its India patent appeal after the Delhi High Court upheld the rejection of its static mixer application, finding the claimed invention obvious over pr... (more story)
This week at the UPC: June 26-July 2
July 02, 2026
| Anna Lauwereys and Douglas Clarke-Williams
This week the UPC saw a vital decision on the importance of urgency in infringement claims in its denial of Guardant's appeal in a case against Sophia Genetics, as well as two decisions underlining how request... (more story)
IP licensing and business: June 19-July 1
July 02, 2026
| Steve Scherer
RPX expanded access to e-commerce patents and Microsoft joined a WiFi technologies pool, while Nokia added Asus to its consumer electronics licensing program. Nokia joined Avanci’s EV charger pool as a licenso... (more story)
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft loses India biomass patent fight over disclosure failures
July 02, 2026
| Freny Patel
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft lost its appeal against the rejection of an Indian patent application after the Calcutta High Court found insufficient disclosure and missing biological-origin information required unde... (more story)
Qualyst Transporter wins patent remand dispute against Indian Patent Office
July 02, 2026
| Freny Patel
US-based Qualyst Transporter Solutions secured a Bombay High Court ruling barring the Indian Patent Office from introducing new prior art and objections during a fresh hearing ordered by the court.