On 26 August 2026, Singapore’s Ministry of Law (MinLaw) and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) launched a public consultation on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the country’s intellectual property (IP) regime. Focusing on copyright and patent
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Skeletons in the cupboard or just leverage on the eve of an IPO

Every year, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate publishes a number of ‘representative cases’ of malicious intellectual property (IP) litigation, to highlight its efforts to prevent the abusive enforcement of IP rights for improper commercial gain. The cases demonstrate the important role…
The Fifth Circuit Takes a Global View on Copyright Termination and Renewal Rights
On January 12, 2026, in Vetter v. Resnik (No. 25-30108), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (“Fifth Circuit”) clarified the geographic scope of copyright recapture (termination of a prior assignment) and renewal rights under the Copyright Acts…
Orphan works, remote learning and AI: updates regarding the Commonwealth Government’s recent proposed amendments to the Copyright Act
- facilitate the use of copyright materials for which the
Bye bye intrinsic test? Substantial similarity in Sedlik v. Von Drachenberg

On January 2, 2026, a Ninth Circuit panel affirmed the jury verdict in Sedlik v. Von Drachenberg, — F. 4th. —–, 2026 WL 17166 (9th Cir. Jan. 2, 2026), which found that defendant celebrity tattoo artist Katherine Von Drachenberg…
Court Halts Anthropic’s Historic AI Copyright Settlement
Judge William Alsup expressed broad concerns about a proposed $1.5 billion settlement deal between Anthropic PBC and a number of author-plaintiffs, questioning whether the agreement adequately protects class members and Anthropic. At a September 8 preliminary hearing, Judge Alsup denied…
Turning an AI image into reality, does that infringe in China?

On 27th November 2023, the Beijing Internet Court upheld that an AI generated work can be protected by copyright if the work reflects an author’s choice of expression and has originality (see our earlier blog post here). Almost…
Keeping your business IP safe- Intellectual property in a disrupted employment environment
This article was co-authored by Bella Baker
We live in a disrupted world. One impact from this is a gig economy that increasingly favours contractors and freelancers, allowing for more flexible working arrangements. This has also led to the growing…
The unavoidable trajectory – Hong Kong considers interplay between copyright and artificial intelligence

On 8 July 2024, the Hong Kong government launched a two-month public consultation on potential revisions to the Copyright Ordinance (Cap. 528) in view of the rapid developments in artificial intelligence (“AI”), especially generative AI. The 52-page consultation…
PRC hands down first ruling on AI voice infringement





