State of play · data as of 2026-10-21
Where each question stands.
For each open question on AI and IP: the current law in every region we cover, where courts, policymakers, academia and professional bodies sit, the options on the table, and what is pending.
Inputs
AI training and copyright
Can AI be trained on protected works?- Law: 9 toward freely allowed · 4 toward only with permission or pay · 2 allowed with limits
- Policymakers: 8 toward only with permission or pay · 2 allowed with limits
- Academia: 9 toward freely allowed · 7 toward only with permission or pay · 1 allowed with limits
- Professional bodies: 2 toward only with permission or pay · 1 allowed with limits
The model as a copy
Is a trained model a copy of its training works?- Law: 1 toward a copy of its training works · 1 toward not a copy
- Policymakers: All 1: a copy where it memorises works
- Academia: 1 a copy where it memorises works · 1 toward a copy of its training works
- Professional bodies: no position yet
Outputs
Protection of AI output
Can AI-generated work be protected?- Law: 9 toward human authors only · 5 toward AI output protected · 3 only the human parts
- Policymakers: All 1: only the human parts
- Academia: 4 toward AI output protected · 4 toward human authors only · 2 only the human parts
- Professional bodies: 1 only the human parts · 1 toward human authors only
Inventions
AI and inventorship
Can AI be an inventor?- Law: 6 toward human inventors only · 4 human named, AI help allowed · 1 toward AI can be inventor
- Policymakers: no position yet
- Academia: 1 toward AI can be inventor · 1 toward human inventors only
- Professional bodies: 1 human named, AI help allowed · 1 toward AI can be inventor