Artificial Intelligence

The U.S. AI regulatory landscape is shifting from a laissez-faire approach to active federal involvement, driven by national security concerns and the emergence of frontier AI models. Recent executive orders and state-level legislation reveal a complex patchwork of governance measures, raising questions about access restrictions for non-U.S. organizations and the balance between innovation and security. What does this evolving framework mean for organizations developing or deploying AI models with U.S. expo

This article provides a comprehensive overview of significant intellectual property developments in China during August 2026, including amendments to copyright law interpretations, patent and trademark statistics, and landmark legal cases involving copyright infringement and AI-related evidence manipulation. The updates cover regulatory changes by the Supreme People's Court, CNIPA's statistical releases, and notable court decisions that set important precedents for IP enforcement in China's digital economy.

Quick Answer: AI-assisted inventions use the same U.S. inventorship standard as other inventions, with only human beings eligible as inventors. Technology companies should document each person's conception of the claimed invention before drafting claims and approving inventor declarations. The USPTO imposes no general AI-use disclosure duty, but information material to patentability can still require disclosure. [2] Patent counsel should assess inventorship, disclosure, and eligibility separately before the company commits to a filing strategy.