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China’s Supreme People’s Court has issued its first opinions on AI disputes. The patent owners who should pay closest attention may never have filed an AI case: the rules turn on human contribution, evidence and who controls the proof.

By Erick S. Robinson SEPTEMBER 25, 2026 NOTE: All references are hyperlinked within the text of the article. I. Bottom Line Up Front On September 17, 2026, OpenAI released Astra for Law, a configuration of GPT-6 Astra built for legal work: the frontier model, a dedicated Legal Search Index, legal-specific instructions, and a set of partner plugins. For the first time, a company that trains frontier large language models is selling a legal product under its own name, instead o

By Erick S. Robinson SEPTEMBER 26, 2026 NOTE: All references are hyperlinked within the text of the article. I. Bottom Line Up Front I build my own AI tools for my plaintiff-side patent litigation practice. For a specialized practice like mine, I think that is usually the most accurate, most efficient, and most cost-effective way to use AI right now, even with some good off-the-shelf legal and patent tools on the market. Over the past several months I have designed and built

I. Executive Summary This article provides a comprehensive legal analysis addressing the critical commercial and technology contracting issues that enterprises face in their relationships with digital and software suppliers. Whether an organization is a multinational energy company, a mid-market financial services firm, or a growing technology startup, the legal frameworks governing supplier relationships must evolve to match the sophistication, scale, and risk profile of mo

We are past the point where AI governance is optional. Every major corporation — and increasingly, every mid-market company — is deploying AI in some form, whether through internally developed models, third-party SaaS platforms, or simply employees using ChatGPT at their desks during lunch. The question is no longer whether your company uses AI. The question is whether your company governs its AI use, or whether it is flying blind into a rapidly hardening regulatory environ

Introduction The year 2026 marks a watershed moment for artificial intelligence regulation, contracting, and corporate governance. After years of legislative proposals, voluntary frameworks, and incremental agency guidance, the regulatory environment has shifted decisively. In the United States, a patchwork of state laws has begun taking effect even as the federal government signals an intent to impose a unified national framework through preemption. In Europe, the EU AI Act—

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