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27 July 2026FeaturesPatentsErik Huestis, Alexander Akhiezer

Quantum Computing’s picks-and-shovels moment: What the new US executive orders signal for IP

Washington’s twin executive orders are less a legal or policy turning point than a market signal, which points to the quantum supply chain as the front where the IP contest will unfold, say Erik Huestis and Alexander Akhiezer of Foley Hoag.

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