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Joint public-private funding model to be trialed for UK IP enforcement unit March 09, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

The Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit will try a new method of funding from both public and private sources from next year, as the authority aims to increase enforcement against intellectual property cri... (more story)

China steps up patent commercialization drive to power innovation-led growth March 09, 2026 | MLex Staff

China must make intellectual property commercialization a core pillar of its innovation-driven growth strategy, aligning IP policy with market forces to turn more research breakthroughs into real economic outp... (more story)

Japanese customs' IP seizures stay above 30,000 for third straight year March 09, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s customs authorities blocked more than 30,000 import shipments containing intellectual property–infringing goods for a third consecutive year in 2025, maintaining elevated border enforcement levels even... (more story)

Less than one in ten UK patent applications are by women, report says March 06, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

A report by the UK Intellectual Property Office has shown that despite doubling since 1997 the proportion of female inventors is still under 10 percent, with decades to go until parity is reached under current... (more story)

Semiconductors overtake pharma as leading innovation sector March 06, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Semiconductor companies have overtaken pharmaceutical businesses on a list of the world's 100 most innovative companies, while the number of technology research and development firms has also doubled, a report... (more story)

Reckitt Benckiser loses bid to block rival over Harpic bottle shape in India March 06, 2026 | Freny Patel

British multinational Reckitt Benckiser failed to maintain an injunction against Godrej Consumer Products after the Calcutta High Court lifted a ban on the Spic cleaner, rejecting efforts to trademark its expi... (more story)

China moves to widen patent fast-track review system amid high-quality innovation push March 06, 2026 | MLex Staff

China’s top intellectual property regulator has proposed expanding access to its patent fast-track examination system while tightening commercialization and compliance requirements in draft rules released for public comment.

Foreign copyright threats targeting TV9 Network quashed by Indian court March 06, 2026 | Freny Patel

Foreign copyright infringement threats against TV9 Network were shot down by an Indian court. The Delhi High Court ruled that TV9's news reporting constituted fair use, lacked proven ownership claims and did n... (more story)

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EU top court to clarify UPC’s reach of injunctions beyond its borders March 09, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

The patent dispute between hair-dryer makers Dyson and Dreame has triggered the Unified Patent Court’s first referral to the EU Court of Justice, asking how far its cross-border injunction powers can reach, an... (more story)

Increased R&D spend by China, Korea, shows up in global patent data March 06, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

The US, Germany and Japan experienced modest declines in international patenting last year while applications in China and Korea are on the rise. Use of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) system signals globa... (more story)

Tech companies test limit of UPC's reach in digital patent clash March 06, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

A dispute brought by French start up KeeeX — against OpenAI, Adobe and others — will test how far the Unified Patent Court can extend its authority beyond its 18 contracting EU member states. A Court of Appeal... (more story)

US GAO march-in rule analysis angers both sides of debate March 05, 2026 | Nick Robertson

A Government Accountability Office analysis of a proposal to consider price in the use of march-in rights doesn’t come to conclusions over whether the idea is founded in law, drawing criticism from both suppor... (more story)

Google AI chatbot hearing at EU’s top court to test press copyright limits March 05, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Google’s Gemini will be under scrutiny at the EU’s top court next week, in a case brought by a Hungarian publisher that promises to help define how the bloc’s copyright law applies to AI training and chatbot s... (more story)

UK and US rulings put software patentability in spotlight, but nuance is needed March 05, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Recent court rulings on the patentability of software in the US and UK might appear to illustrate a growing divide on the issue between the two jurisdictions, but the relationship between the two approaches is... (more story)

Copyright turf war over music licensing engulfs India's courts March 05, 2026 | Freny Patel

Conflicting high court rulings on whether Phonographic Performance Limited must register as a copyright society have split India’s music licensing regime, with major consequences for pending infringement suits.

Is Japan's consent trademark system becoming a corporate portfolio tool? March 05, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s trademark consent system arrived in April 2024 with a broad policy promise — to make it easier to choose and clear brands in a first-to-file jurisdiction, particularly for new businesses, while maintai... (more story)