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AT&T executive's testimony on spectrum savings gets go-ahead in US patent row August 06, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

Headwater Research cannot block an AT&T executive without patent licensing or valuation experience from testifying as a fact witness at trial next week, a US magistrate judge ruled, finding that his take on sp... (more story)

China balances IP protection, talent mobility amid high-profile trade-secret cases August 06, 2025 | MLex Staff

Two recent criminal cases in China have put a spotlight on how the country protects trade secrets while managing employee mobility, as authorities step up enforcement against former employees accused of misapp... (more story)

US PTAB doubles down on settled expectations despite district court stay August 05, 2025 | Nick Robertson

The US Patent Trial and Appeal Board invoked discretionary denial against two inter-partes review petitions by Google against Soundclear Technologies yesterday, with Acting Deputy Chief Administrative Patent J... (more story)

Trademark holders can block stocking where mark isn't protected, EU court says August 04, 2025 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Holders of trademarks in one EU member state may prevent a third party from stocking the trademarked good in another member state if that third party intends to supply the goods into the member state where the... (more story)

As US Senator Hawley pitches action on AI and copyright, others urge caution August 04, 2025 | Nick Robertson

Missouri Republican US Senator Josh Hawley’s new bill would create a private tort for the mishandling of personal data — including copyrighted works — by artificial intelligence companies. The effort wades int... (more story)

Japan court blocks 'WATERS' trademark over name clash with utility software August 04, 2025 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court upheld the Japan Patent Office’s refusal to register US-based Waters Technologies’ “WATERS” trademark for scientific software, ruling that the mark was confusingly simi... (more story)

Oxford Nanopore Technologies likely to launch Australian IP lawsuit against MGI August 04, 2025 | James Panichi

The IP lawsuit filed by Oxford Nanopore Technologies’ IP to elicit documents about the sale of nanopore-sequencing devices has been put on a three-month pause, in an Australian court ruling designed to give th... (more story)

Pfizer to appeal UK judgment on Covid-19 vaccine August 01, 2025 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Pfizer and its German vaccines arm BioNTech have said that they will continue their fight to overturn a finding that their Covid-19 vaccine infringed Moderna’s mRNA patent. The UK Court of Appeal today denied ... (more story)

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Vietnam bets on IP courts to bolster innovation economy August 06, 2025 | Hoa Dinh

Vietnam is setting up long-awaited specialized intellectual property courts in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, aiming to modernize judicial enforcement and attract innovation-driven investment. But whether the new... (more story)

Electric vehicle trade secret row thrusts ‘segmented disclosure’ into spotlight August 05, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

Zaptera Motors USA is fending off a renewed motion to dismiss its claim the founders of Aptera Motors Inc. misappropriated trade secrets associated with a solar-powered electric vehicle when relaunching as Apt... (more story)

Rethinking patent-evaluation reports: New guidance from China's top court August 05, 2025 | MLex Staff

China’s highest court has further clarified the legal weight of patent-evaluation reports in infringement disputes, issuing a binding judicial interpretation that bars courts from dismissing a patentee’s claim... (more story)

UK open data plans invite trade-secrets concerns August 04, 2025 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

UK companies facing new requirements to share customer and business data are awaiting details on how their trade secrets will be protected under the new requirements. Unlike the EU’s Data Act, the UK’s new dat... (more story)

EU faces December deadline to finalize geographical indications system August 04, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

The EU is rolling out a new system to protect the names of regionally made products such as ceramics or textiles, creating a separate regime next to its long-standing rules for agricultural goods, and the Euro... (more story)

EU confirms SEP bill withdrawal, raising questions for market evolution August 01, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

The European Commission has confirmed it will withdraw its SEP licensing proposal after months of political deadlock. The move ends years of debate but leaves unresolved tensions between patent holders and imp... (more story)

With AI training ‘fair use’ take, Trump wades into debate where US courts hold sway July 30, 2025 | Emma Whitford and Nick Robertson

When US President Donald Trump unexpectedly jumped into a heated debate last week over the fairness of training artificial intelligence models on unlicensed content, tech lobbyists celebrated and creators groa... (more story)

InterDigital, Samsung licensing deal underscores benefit of arbitrating SEP disputes July 30, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

News of a $1.05 billion arbitral award to standard-essential patent owner InterDigital could prompt adversaries to rethink global litigation as a winning strategy.