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Apple has petitioned a U.S. court for a preliminary injunction to prevent OpenAI and two former employees from accessing or using alleged trade secrets, intensifying their litigation over AI device development.
Malaysia requires copyright owners' explicit permission before their works can be used to train artificial intelligence systems, with licensing and royalty arrangements to be negotiated between parties under existing copyright law.
A Munich court has ruled that AI music generator Suno breached copyright protections by processing music from artists represented by Germany's Gema licensing agency, ordering the company to disclose revenue and pay damages in an ongoing legal reckoning for the sector.
South Korean dessert brand Tokyo Berry is embroiled in a packaging controversy after consumers accused it of closely mimicking Japan's popular Tokyo Banana confectionery, drawing comparisons on social media and prompting department store cancellations.
Malaysia's Deputy Higher Education Minister has called on TVET students to register patents and copyrights for their innovations, emphasizing intellectual property protection as key to commercialisation and industry collaboration.
Tesla has secured a significant legal victory in the UK Supreme Court, enabling the electric vehicle manufacturer to proceed with its case against InterDigital and Avanci over fair pricing for 5G patents needed to launch connected vehicles in Britain.
Britain's Bloomsbury Publishing is among recipients of a landmark $1.5 billion settlement from AI company Anthropic over unauthorized use of copyrighted books in training its Claude chatbot, marking the largest copyright payout in U.S. history.
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation has launched what appears to be the first patent infringement case against AI company Anthropic, alleging violations of patents related to neuroscience-inspired machine learning technology.
A San Francisco federal judge has approved Anthropic's US$1.5 billion settlement resolving a copyright lawsuit by authors who alleged the AI company unlawfully used their works to train its Claude chatbot.
A Texas federal jury has ruled that Japanese chipmaker Kioxia must pay Viasat $229 million for infringing patents related to flash-memory technology used in power-efficient data storage devices.
Apple's lawsuit accusing OpenAI of stealing trade secrets and recruiting its engineers threatens to derail the AI company's hardware ambitions. The legal battle could impede product development, recruitment and industry partnerships regardless of the case outcome.
Japan will establish a new government agency by August to protect plant variety rights and combat unauthorized overseas cultivation of premium crops like Shine Muscat grapes and Beni Princess citrus, which have leaked to China and South Korea.
Apple has launched legal action against OpenAI and two former staff members, claiming they orchestrated a coordinated effort to steal proprietary hardware information. The case marks an escalation in tensions between the tech giants amid intense competition over artificial intelligence consumer devices.
A Chinese court has ordered Molly Tea to pay Louis Vuitton US$1.5 million for trademark infringement involving a four-petal flower design, sparking debate over intellectual property protection and cultural symbols in Asia.
Malaysia's Artistes Association has formally asked the government to assume control of the music royalty collection and distribution system, citing decades of transparency issues and unfair payments to creators.