Topic · Training-data copyright, AI authorship, and patent eligibility
AI & Intellectual Property
AI intellectual-property rules address training-data copyright (fair-use vs licensing), AI-authored works, and patent eligibility of AI-assisted invention. AIGI tracks every primary-source AI-IP rule globally. As of the most recent update, AIGI tracks 61 primary-source items on ai & intellectual property across global jurisdictions.
Coverage at a glance
- Items tracked
- 61
- Jurisdictions
- 7
- Last update
- 2/28/1996
Most active jurisdictions
Recent ai & intellectual property activity
- US guidance final rule 2/28/1996
[USPTO] Examination Guidelines for Computer-Related Inventions
The USPTO has published final examination guidelines for computer-related inventions to be used by patent examiners.
Authority: United States Patent and Trademark Office
- MA court opinion 4/6/2026
[CIGIE] UMG Recordings, Inc. et al v. Suno, Inc. et al
A federal district court case filed by UMG Recordings against Suno, Inc., concerning potential AI-related intellectual property infringement.
Authority: Federal OIG audit reports
- CA court opinion enforcement 5/7/2026
[CIGIE] Andersen et al v. Stability AI Ltd. et al
A federal court case has been filed by Andersen et al. against Stability AI Ltd. in the Northern District of California, concerning issues likely related to AI.
Authority: Federal OIG audit reports
- US rulemaking notice comment period 5/4/2026
[ODNI] Notice of Intent To Grant a Partially Exclusive Patent License
Notice from the Department of the Air Force announcing its intent to grant a partially exclusive patent license related to AI, with a 15-day objection period.
Authority: Office of the Director of National Intelligence
- US legislation introduced 4/29/2026
[CIGIE] A bill to require a notice be submitted to the Register of Copyrights with respect to copyrighted wo
A bill proposing to require developers of generative AI models to submit a notice to the Register of Copyrights regarding copyrighted works used in their models.
Authority: Federal OIG audit reports
- CA court opinion 3/11/2026
[CIGIE] In re Google Generative AI Copyright Litigation
This document pertains to ongoing federal copyright litigation against Google concerning its use of generative AI, issued by the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California.
Authority: Federal OIG audit reports
- US agency report enforcement 4/2/2026
[CIGIE] In re Salesforce LLM Copyright Infringement Litigation
A report from the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency concerning the ongoing copyright infringement litigation against Salesforce related to Large Language Models.
Authority: Federal OIG audit reports
- MA agency report enforcement 4/6/2026
[CIGIE] UMG Recordings, Inc. et al v. Suno, Inc. et al
An agency report by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency provides details on the federal court case UMG Recordings, Inc. et al v. Suno, Inc. et al, issued April 6, 2026.
Authority: Federal OIG audit reports
- CA court opinion enforcement 7/16/2026
[CIGIE] Concord Music Group, Inc. et al v. Anthropic PBC et al
A lawsuit filed by Concord Music Group, Inc. against AI company Anthropic PBC in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Authority: Federal OIG audit reports
- US legislation introduced 5/8/2026
[CIGIE] A bill to create an administrative subpoena process to assist copyright owners in determining which
This bill proposes an administrative subpoena process to help copyright owners identify if their works were used in training artificial intelligence models.
Authority: Federal OIG audit reports
- US agency report guidance 1/12/2026
[CRS] Artificial Intelligence and Patent Law
U.S. patent law requires human inventors; AI-assisted inventions are patentable if conceived by humans, while AI systems cannot be inventors.
Authority: Congressional Research Service
- US agency report 6/16/2025
[CRS] Generative Artificial Intelligence and Copyright Law
US courts and Copyright Office maintain that human authorship is a prerequisite for copyright protection, even when AI tools are used.
Authority: Congressional Research Service
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Frequently asked questions
- What is AI & Intellectual Property?
- AI intellectual-property rules address training-data copyright (fair-use vs licensing), AI-authored works, and patent eligibility of AI-assisted invention. AIGI tracks every primary-source AI-IP rule globally.
- How many ai & intellectual property laws does AIGI track?
- AIGI currently tracks 61 primary-source items under ai & intellectual property — spanning bills, regulations, enforcement actions, court opinions, and agency guidance from authorities across global jurisdictions.
- Which jurisdictions are most active on ai & intellectual property?
- Most active jurisdictions on ai & intellectual property in the current corpus: US (38), CA (5), MA (2), INT (2), BR (1).
- How current is AIGI's ai & intellectual property coverage?
- The most recent ai & intellectual property item AIGI tracked was published on 2/28/1996. AIGI runs continuous ingestion against every active authority source.
- Where do AIGI's ai & intellectual property citations come from?
- Every item on this page includes a direct link to the relevant government or research document.
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