US lawsuit against Anthropic highlights hidden value in aging AI patents
July 27, 2026
| Melissa Ritti
A new complaint by the licensing arm of the University of Tennessee accuses Anthropic of infringing two widely cited, yet never previously asserted, neural-network patents. The case could nudge other technolog... (more story)
What will the UK tech ministry's abolition mean for policy and regulation?
July 27, 2026
| Imogen Howse and Patricia Figueiredo
Shutting down the UK government's technology department is expected to slow policymaking and fragment coordination across AI, cybersecurity and online safety, even as AI policy moves closer to the center of go... (more story)
OpenAI ruling shifts India's AI copyright fight from training to outputs
July 27, 2026
| Freny Patel
India's first major AI copyright ruling could reshape generative AI litigation by treating model training as potentially lawful while making AI outputs — not training data — the central battleground for copyright disputes.
Chinese AI spotlights White House policy rift with domestic US implications
July 24, 2026
| Emma Whitford
A Chinese startup’s launch of a highly capable artificial intelligence model is amplifying two potentially conflicting strains of conservative thought — both present in the Trump administration — about how to ... (more story)
AI infrastructure emerges as next frontier for patent licensing
July 24, 2026
| Steve Scherer
Patent owners and licensing executives are looking at the hardware needed for the rapid build-out of AI data centers and devices as the next major licensing market for standard-essential patents.
AI patent surge signals broader global and industrial reach
July 23, 2026
| Steve Scherer
Generative artificial intelligence patenting expanded rapidly over the past two years across countries and industries, signaling AI’s evolution toward becoming a general-purpose technology, according to a Worl... (more story)
UK tech, AI and online safety regulation pose pressing questions for Burnham
July 20, 2026
| Imogen Howse and Patricia Figueiredo
As Andy Burnham takes power in the UK, he faces immediate tech policy questions. Reports that he could fold the technology ministry into a larger business department have alarmed tech advocates, while question... (more story)
As AI blurs reality, trademarks could become badges of authenticity
July 16, 2026
| Steve Scherer
As AI blurs the line between genuine and fabricated content, trademarks could come to signify not only who made a product, but also that it is authentic.