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Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic names Chinese labs ‘targeting’ Claude with mass prompts

A trio including DeepSeek probed an AI model’s “agentic reasoning, tool use, and coding”, claims Anthropic in a call-to-action statement.   24 February 2026

Patents

Wiggin’s new litigation partner deepens ‘technically complex’ offer

The New York hire brings broad litigation and transactional experience, including advising clients on artificial intelligence, computer science and telecommunications.   24 February 2026

Trade secrets

Silicon Valley engineers accused of taking Google trade secrets to Iran

A jury has indicted three individuals for allegedly exploiting their positions at leading tech companies to exfiltrate trade secrets related to processor security and cryptography.   23 February 2026

Trademarks

UK trademark filings leap but lawyers may not be celebrating

A sharp rise in UK trademark filings suggests a boom year for brand protection but the details behind the numbers tell a more complicated story.   23 February 2026

Patents

Gaming platform owner wins ‘patent troll’ case against prolific inventor

A jury has awarded a video game developer damages under Washington state laws after finding that the defendants filed lawsuits in bad faith.   20 February 2026

Trademarks

Kilpatrick grows trademark offering in Chicago with Perkins Coie duo

The former firmwide chair of the Trademark, Copyright, Internet and Advertising practice group at Perkins Coie has departed, prior to the firm’s merger with Ashurst.   20 February 2026

Careers

Mintz gains ex-Winston & Strawn partner and ITC expert

The global firm says the new hire’s “deep experience in high-stakes International Trade Commission proceedings enhances our patent litigation platform”.   20 February 2026

Trade secrets

Ex-Palantir staff can work at new rival but must not 'poach' more

A US federal judge has rejected the software company’s bid to stop ex-employees from working at a “copycat” firm, which they allegedly launched using Palantir’s confidential information.   19 February 2026

Copyright

A fragmented landscape: Bridging the copyright gap in Africa

Copyright protection in African jurisdictions remains decentralised, which is good for national sovereignty but ultimately harms the education, culture and economic development of the region, argues Isabella Becaro Soares de Pinho of Inventa.   19 February 2026

Trademarks

Exclusive interview: ‘Oatly decision is an aid to brands, not a challenge’

Fresh from representing Dairy UK in its trademark victory against oat drink brand Oatly, DWF’s Asima Rana tells Muireann Bolger why this ‘polarising’ case brings clarity, not confusion, for brands.   18 February 2026

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