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Japan IP court upholds CRISPR patent, dismisses ToolGen invalidation challenge June 27, 2025 | Toko Sekiguchi

A CRISPR patent held by the Regents of the University of California, the University of Vienna and Emmanuelle Charpentier was affirmed by Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court, which dismissed an appeal by S... (more story)

Bid for Australian top-court IP challenge focuses on 'honest' trademark use June 27, 2025 | James Panichi

The “doctrine of honesty” in Australian intellectual-property cases could be challenged in the country’s highest court, with financial-services company ZIP making a last-ditch attempt to overturn a lower court... (more story)

China's Aranya wins copyright lawsuit to protect iconic seaside chapel June 27, 2025 | MLex Staff

Chinese real estate developer Aranya Holdings Group, known for its artistic resort community situated along the coast in Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, has achieved a final victory in safeguarding its copyright ... (more story)

OpenAI must continue retaining ChatGPT conversation logs, US judge affirms June 26, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld and Emma Whitford

A US judge affirmed a magistrate’s order requiring OpenAI to retain records of user chats, including those marked for deletion, saying the company hadn’t met the high bar required to overturn it. US Judge Sidn... (more story)

Samsung granted interim relief by UK judge in ZTE licensing dispute June 26, 2025 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

A UK High Court judge has granted Samsung an interim license in its dispute with ZTE over terms for standard essential patents held by the Chinese manufacturer. The judge criticized ZTE’s “bad faith” efforts t... (more story)

Getty has ‘zero evidence’ on trademarks, says Stability AI in UK trial closing June 26, 2025 | Frank Hersey

Getty Images has provided “zero evidence” for its claims of trademark violation, Stability AI told a UK court today as it began setting out its closing defense arguments in the final stages of a three-week tri... (more story)

Japan IP court cans 'Kirin Foods' trademark over brand confusion with beverage giant June 26, 2025 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court has overturned a decision by the patent office that had allowed the registration of the Japanese trademark “Kirin Foods,” ruling that the mark could cause confusion wit... (more story)

Chinese storage tech firm Biwin hit with allegations of SEP infringement June 26, 2025 | MLex Staff

Shenzhen-based Biwin Storage Technology has been sued by Yuanyuzhi Technology, a wholly owned subsidiary of semiconductor memory specialist Longsys Electronics, for infringing two patents essential to the indu... (more story)

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Congress IP reformers relying on Trump support to pass bills June 26, 2025 | Nick Robertson

The members of Congress from both chambers who are hoping to pass a group of patent reform bills this term need President Trump’s help to get past a political roadblock in the House Judiciary Committee, Texas ... (more story)

Claude ‘guardrails’ spare Anthropic from thornier inquiry in US copyright case June 26, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

Last month’s report on copyright and artificial intelligence delivered the artificial intelligence industry a blow when the US Copyright Office refused to declare the use of protected works in AI training inhe... (more story)

EPO’s decision on claim interpretation ends decades-long drift in patent law June 25, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

The European Patent Office has reaffirmed that patent claim interpretation must always consider the description and drawings, as its top board overturned a “primacy of the claim” doctrine that stretches back d... (more story)

Patent Prosecution Highway program advantages China over US, critics say June 24, 2025 | Nick Robertson

The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) program, intended to allow international patent applications to move more quickly through the US Patent and Trademark Office, is giving Chinese inventors an upper hand over... (more story)

Supreme Court hints at IP thaw, invites government views in 'skinny label' row June 24, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

US Solicitor General D. John Sauer was asked yesterday to weigh in on whether label carveouts for patented methods of use insulate drugmakers from induced infringement liability when their product is advertise... (more story)

SEP legal clash continues as China's Iwncomm takes Apple to court again June 24, 2025 | MLex Staff

Despite China’s highest court upholding an award of over 143 million yuan ($20 million) in damages to Chinese innovator Iwncomm for patent infringement by US tech giant Apple in 2022, the patent feud between t... (more story)

TikTok ruling triggers debate over IP law's intersection with Indian state policy June 23, 2025 | Freny Patel

In a clear signal that geopolitics can override even the most widespread goodwill, an Indian court recently delivered a pointed verdict in the high-stakes case of ByteDance (TikTok) vs. The Registrar of Tradem... (more story)

Industries make 11th hour representations on standard essential patent law June 20, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

European industry groups are intensifying their lobbying efforts ahead of a looming European Commission decision on whether to scrap a proposed law on standard essential patents, or SEPs, which aimed to increa... (more story)