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Driven by the growth of artificial intelligence and cloud computing, investment in data centres is eyewatering. Sarah Speight explores how the boom is impacting IP strategy and why it will soon become a “hotbed” of litigation.
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Lawmakers support a bill that would place guardrails on lawyers’ use of generative AI for court filings, in a bid to clamp down on AI ‘hallucinations’ and inaccuracies.
With the rise of litigation by major record labels such as Sony against brands and their influencers using music in social media posts, one service provider is plugging a gap in the market, finds Sarah Speight.
Adam Williams, chief executive of the UK Intellectual Property Office, has written to an industry patents body acknowledging the system’s headaches and promises to fix them before moving to the next phase.
As Adrian Howes settles into his new role, he tells Sarah Speight what in-house counsel want from their external partners, why divergence from SEP harmonisation is a challenge, the potential risks of AI to patents, and more.
Members of the UK Cinema Association are considering a ban on the so-called ‘spy glasses’ in a bid to crack down on illegal recording of movies, following a wave of new rules in pubs, restaurants, theatres and the courts.
The Motion Picture Association has reached a first-of-its-kind deal with the Chinese tech company to protect the global creative industry from generative AI video and image models.
After recent stories of AI models going rogue, Varuni Paranavitane of Beck Greener examines what happened and how businesses can manage this new risk.
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Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines—which collectively form a key production and consumption hub—are competing with one another for high-value foreign direct investment. Kin Wah Chow of Rouse firm Suryomurcito & Co explains how.
The integration of AI into patent drafting is undeniably transformative, but overreliance on these tools can put meaningful protection for inventions at risk, says Ana Neves of Inventa.
Addition of China's .cn and Germany's .de marks a major milestone in simplifying global IP protection, says Tony Kirsch of the Brand Safety Alliance.
After an overwhelmingly positive Supreme Court ruling for companies working in AI, Rachel Free of CMS outlines the necessary practical steps for patent holders—including enforcement of the ‘black box’ tech, the ruling’s influence on the UPC, and how to manage related applications.
The US’s new guidance on AI inventorship appears to depart from traditional inventorship principles in a way that courts are unlikely to endorse, argues William Morriss of FBT Gibbons.
AI and automation have transformed brand abuse into a high threat, one that traditional siloed defences cannot contain. The only way to win is to build whole-of-business systems that make deception unprofitable, says Tony Kirsch, commercial director of the Brand Safety Alliance.
USPTO director John Squires granted the first inter partes reviews and post-grant reviews of his tenure in December 2025 after a period of issuing only denials. Ehsun Forghany of ArentFox Schiff explains their impact.
Traceability and transparency of training practices, and the value of bespoke tools, are among the key AI trends that will be shaped by legal and regulatory developments in 2026, write experts from Rouse.
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