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Pop superstar Ariana Grande has initiated legal proceedings against two unidentified hackers responsible for leaking her unreleased songs, marking an escalation in her fight against digital piracy.
Malaysia's Deputy Higher Education Minister has called on TVET innovation competition participants to secure intellectual property rights for their creations, emphasizing the importance of patent registration in protecting innovations while opening commercialisation pathways.
Tesla has secured a significant legal victory in Britain's Supreme Court, clearing the path to revive its case seeking fair licensing terms for 5G vehicle technology patents held by InterDigital and licensed through the Avanci platform.
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation has launched the first patent infringement lawsuit against Anthropic, alleging the AI company's systems violate patents covering neuroscience-inspired machine-learning technology developed by university professors.
A US federal judge has formally approved a $1.5 billion settlement between artificial intelligence company Anthropic and a group of authors who alleged the firm unlawfully used their books to train its Claude chatbot without permission.
Magnet Forensics has filed a federal lawsuit against a former contractor and rival cybersecurity firm, alleging they illegally shared a previously unknown iPhone security flaw affecting Apple's A12 and A13 chips.
A Texas federal jury has determined that Japanese chipmaker Kioxia violated Viasat's patented flash-memory technology, ordering it to pay $229 million in damages for infringing power-efficiency and reliability innovations.
Japan will launch a dedicated agency by August to protect its premium crop varieties from unauthorized cultivation and sales abroad, following discovery that seedlings of 50 Japanese-developed products have leaked to China and South Korea.
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Apple has filed a substantial legal claim against OpenAI, alleging systematic theft of proprietary trade secrets. The action represents a significant escalation between two major technology firms previously seen as collaborative partners in artificial intelligence development.
A coalition of US newspapers led by the New York Times has asked a Manhattan federal court to sanction OpenAI, alleging the AI company made false statements about its ability to search its systems for evidence of copyright infringement in training data.
A US federal judge has dismissed a plagiarism lawsuit accusing Taylor Swift of lifting phrases from a Florida woman's poems for numerous songs, marking a legal victory for the pop superstar.
A Suzhou court found Molly Tea infringed on Louis Vuitton's registered floral trademarks, ordering 10.3 million yuan in damages. The ruling has ignited debate across China about balancing IP protection with traditional cultural design elements.
Vietnamese authorities have charged seven people in connection with a sprawling film piracy operation that ran over 100 illegal streaming websites hosting more than 26,000 films, generating approximately US$12.8 million in illicit revenue through online advertising.
The Malaysian Artistes Association has urged the government to assume direct management of the country's music royalty collection and distribution system, citing persistent transparency and fairness concerns that have hampered the industry for decades.