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Global deviation on SEP regulation set to complicate licensing environment
Kirti Gupta, vice president and chief economist at Cornerstone Research, told MLex the globally fractured standard-essential patent enforcement environment has serv... (more story)
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Harvard College wins reprieve following Indian Patent Office's 'glaring error'
Harvard College’s insulin-cell patent rejection was overturned by an Indian court, which cited a "glaring error" by the Controller General of Patents, Designs, and ... (more story)
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Live sports piracy threat in US grows as infringers embrace new technologies
Sports leagues around the world are facing increased levels of live sports piracy threatening their copyrights and their bottom lines. While major leagues invest in... (more story)
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A Chinese court has rejected a copyright infringement claim over a song, finding that a music company acted in good faith after the songwriter tacitly allowed its use of the work for years.
The Osaka District Court rejected a lawsuit by a Buddhist temple priest and his temple seeking to deny copyright infringement and silence an author’s accusations, holding that the priest’s social media posts a... (more story)
Kirti Gupta, vice president and chief economist at Cornerstone Research, told MLex the globally fractured standard-essential patent enforcement environment has served to further increase legal costs and bring ... (more story)
The Office of the United States Trade Representative has labelled India’s content takedowns “politically motivated” trade barriers, and said stricter tech rules, weak trade secret protection, data restrictions... (more story)
Japan’s cabinet approved a bill to amend its Plant Variety Protection and Seed Act for submission to parliament that would allow breeders to block unauthorized exports of new plant varieties before registratio... (more story)
A Tokyo court dismissed a trademark infringement suit over a “dinosaur test” label, finding that the plaintiff’s registered logo had to be assessed as a unified design rather than broken into its textual eleme... (more story)
Chinese companies are accelerating their global expansion, driven by a surge in domestic innovation, but are increasingly encountering legal and regulatory headwinds as they enter foreign markets, a report showed.
Harvard College’s insulin-cell patent rejection was overturned by an Indian court, which cited a "glaring error" by the Controller General of Patents, Designs, and Trademarks. The Delhi High Court ordered a fr... (more story)
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With patent litigation ever expanding — and determinations of FRAND licensing rates for SEPs becoming fractured across different courts — thoughts are turning to the real-world use of aggregated royalty deposi... (more story)
Low morale and concerns about the direction of enforcement have led to a series of departures from the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice, and more exits are expected this month, MLex has learned.
A Texas federal judge's refusal this week to award attorney fees to Realtek for two patent infringement lawsuits it faced in 2021 may undercut claims that MediaTek bankrolled sham litigation, but it is unlikel... (more story)
A new study argues that the structure of Schedule A litigation and local rules in one US court could allow intellectual property owners to steer cases away from the courtrooms where they are most likely to fac... (more story)
Semaglutide’s patent expiry has triggered global divergence, with India seeing rapid generic entry and price cuts, China promoting innovation, and the US maintaining exclusivity, forcing Novo Nordisk to adapt ... (more story)
Sports leagues around the world are facing increased levels of live sports piracy threatening their copyrights and their bottom lines. While major leagues invest in advanced tracking and takedown technology, s... (more story)
EU courts and policymakers are redefining what counts as “reproduction” as copyright law confronts digital platforms and AI. A pending Austrian case at the EU's top court is set to test whether platform upload... (more story)
Avanci’s “quiet” accumulation of Chinese licensees is becoming as notable as the licenses themselves, sparking growing speculation and concern within the automotive industry and among consumers.