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Patents

Apple’s epic royalty rate battle will impact device makers everywhere

On the last leg of a bitter licensing dispute, the rate that judges decide Apple should pay to use SEPs in its wireless products will be the most consequential since Unwired Planet.   1 July 2026

Trade secrets

Tesla settles Proception dispute as robotics tensions rise

Settlement clears legal overhang for startup but highlights fierce competition for talent and trade secrets across the booming robotics industry.   1 July 2026

Careers

King & Spalding continues hiring spree from pre-merged Winston

The latest additions bring experience representing technology and medical device companies in complex patent and commercial disputes, with the firm extending its run of bringing in partners from Winston & Strawn before its merger.   30 June 2026

Trademarks

US Supreme Court gives coffee maker another shot at PepsiCo TM case

Justices will consider whether trademark strength should generally be decided by a jury or a judge in a likelihood-of-confusion analysis, after a successful petition by nitro cold brew coffee company Rise.   30 June 2026

Trademarks

Samsung faces ‘rare’ $170m damages claim in Swatch TM case

The UK High Court is expected to rule soon on the Swiss watchmaker’s large damages claim, after Samsung was found to have infringed a number of its marks.   29 June 2026

Copyright

US tackles World Cup piracy with 400 global streaming takedowns

Operation Offsides, aided by FIFA, Warner Bros and others, seized domains illegally streaming live matches in Europe and South America.   29 June 2026

Careers

Ashurst Perkins Coie opens its doors following landmark merger

The newly combined transatlantic firm brings together more than 950 partners across 20 countries, uniting leading patent, trade secrets, life sciences, and tech practices.   29 June 2026

AI

New York Times reframes OpenAI suit, sharpens focus on Microsoft

A revised complaint reflects the Supreme Court’s tougher test for secondary liability, leaving direct infringement at the heart of one of AI’s most scrutinised copyright disputes.   26 June 2026

Patents

WIPO: We’re reaching a ‘critical mass’ on searchable, verified SEP data

By teaming up with a second patent pool, the organisation is broadening access to verified standard essential patent information, the project lead tells WIPR.   26 June 2026

Jurisdiction reports

GLP-1 patents and Africa: The COVID-19 lessons we still have not learned

Weight loss drugs promise a diabetes breakthrough in Africa, but patent barriers stall access. What does COVID-19 tell us about how to solve the continent’s silent crisis? Sofia Araújo of Inventa explores.   26 June 2026

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