IP & AI
Copyright, training data and patents when AI is involved in creation, training or invention. Six atomic claims across nine jurisdictions. Each cell is sourced to a primary statute or court ruling, or marked Editorial when no source can be quoted. Editor: David Longford.
| Jurisdiction | Copyright | Training Data | Patents | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI-Only Works · CopyrightabilityAre works generated solely by AI (no human creative contribution) eligible for copyright protection in this jurisdiction? | AI-Only Works · AuthorshipWhen a work is generated solely by AI, does the law name a human or legal person as the author — and if so, who? | Non-Commercial TDM · ResearchCan researchers perform text-and-data mining on copyrighted works without a licence for scientific or non-commercial purposes? | Commercial TDM · AI TrainingCan commercial actors (including AI developers) train models on copyrighted works without a licence, subject to opt-out or any other limit? | AI as InventorCan an AI system be designated as the inventor on a patent application in this jurisdiction? | AI-Assisted InventorshipWhen an AI system contributes materially to an invention, does the law require a human inventor and how is contribution-by-AI treated? | |
| United Kingdom → | Untested CDPA 1988 s.9(3) Source-confirmed | Untested CDPA 1988 s.9(3) Source-confirmed | Yes CDPA 1988 s.29A Source-confirmed | No (no commercial TDM in CDPA — s.29A explicitly non-commercial only) Source-confirmed (negative) | No Thaler v Comptroller-General [2023] UKSC 49 (Patents Act 1977 ss.7+13) Source-confirmed | Untested Thaler [2023] UKSC 49 obiter (Lord Kitchin) Editorial |
| United States → | No Zarya of the Dawn (US Copyright Office, 21 Feb 2023) Source-confirmed | No Thaler v Perlmutter, 130 F.4th 1039 (D.C. Cir. 18 Mar 2025) Source-confirmed | Unsettled 17 U.S.C. § 107 (general fair use) Source-confirmed (fair use text) + Editorial (no statutory TDM exception) | Unsettled 17 U.S.C. § 107 (fact-by-fact fair use; multiple pending suits) Editorial | No Thaler v Vidal, 43 F.4th 1207, No. 21-2347 (Fed. Cir. 5 Aug 2022) Source-confirmed | Unsettled (post-Thaler v Vidal — open question) Editorial |
| Japan → | No Copyright Act Art 2(1)(i) Source-confirmed (definition) + Editorial (AI lacks element) | No framework Copyright Act Art 14 (Presumption of Authorship) Source-confirmed | Yes Copyright Act Art 30-4 Source-confirmed | Yes Copyright Act Art 30-4 Source-confirmed | No JPO practice (no reported AI-inventor case) Editorial | Untested JPO practice (no specific guidance) Editorial |
| European Union → | No Painer C-145/10, ECLI:EU:C:2011:798 Source-confirmed | No (no EU-level provision creating an authorship rule for AI-generated works) Editorial | Yes DSM Directive 2019/790 Art 3 Source-confirmed | Yes DSM Directive 2019/790 Art 4 (with rightholder opt-out) Source-confirmed | No EPO J 8/20 (DABUS), Legal Board of Appeal, 21 Dec 2021 Source-confirmed | Yes EPO Guidelines for Examination Part G Ch II §3.3.1 (Apr 10 cited 'Part A IV §5.2' — wrong section) Editorial |
| China → | Unsettled Beijing Internet Court (2023) Jing 0491 Min Chu No. 11279 Editorial | Unsettled Copyright Law Art 11 Source-confirmed | No Copyright Law Art 24 (closed list of fair-use exceptions) Editorial | No Copyright Law Art 24 (closed list) Editorial | No Patent Law Art 6 Source-confirmed | No framework (no statutory or case guidance on AI-assisted inventorship) Editorial |
| Singapore → | No framework (no statutory provision; Apr 10 cite of CA 2021 s.27 was fabricated) Editorial (revised) | N/A (Apr 10 cite was fabricated; SG CA 2021 has no computer-generated works provision) N/A | Yes Copyright Act 2021 s.244 Source-confirmed | Yes Copyright Act 2021 s.244 Source-confirmed | Untested Patents Act s.2(1) — 'inventor' defined as 'actual deviser' Editorial | No framework (no statutory or case guidance) Editorial |
| South Korea → | No Copyright Act Art 2(1) Source-confirmed | No Copyright Act Art 2(2) Source-confirmed | Unsettled Copyright Act Art 35-3 (Apr 10 cited '35-5' — non-existent article) Source-confirmed (corrected article) | Unsettled Copyright Act Art 35-3 (general fair use only) Editorial | No Patent Act (natural person inventor) Editorial | No framework (no statutory or case guidance) Editorial |
| India → | No Copyright Act 1957 s.2(d) Source-confirmed | No Copyright Act 1957 s.2(d) Source-confirmed | Limited Copyright Act 1957 s.52(1)(a) Source-confirmed | No (no commercial TDM — s.52(1)(a) limited to private/personal/research) Source-confirmed (negative) | Untested Patents Act 1970 s.6 ("true and first inventor") Editorial | No framework (no statutory or case guidance) Editorial |
| Australia → | No Acohs v Ucorp [2012] FCAFC 16 Source-confirmed | No Acohs v Ucorp [2012] FCAFC 16 Source-confirmed | Limited Copyright Act 1968 s.40 Source-confirmed | No Copyright Act 1968 (no commercial TDM) Source-confirmed (negative) | No Commissioner of Patents v Thaler [2022] FCAFC 62 Source-confirmed | Untested Commissioner of Patents v Thaler [2022] FCAFC 62 (obiter) Source-confirmed (via Claim 5 source) |
Claim coverage · Jurisdiction × topic matrixClaims captured in the last 30 days, by jurisdiction and topic. Click to reveal.Show →
Jurisdiction × topic matrix
Verified-claim counts captured by the coverage engine at every jurisdiction × topic intersection in the last 30 days. Empty cells mean no claim has been captured yet — not that nothing happened.
| Jurisdiction | PrivacyGDPR-family, local DPAs | AIAI Act, NIST-AI RMF, sector | CyberNIS2, CISA, NCSC | Enforcementfines, orders, settlements | Consultationsopen rulemaking | StandardsISO/IEC, CEN, NIST | IPtraining-data, trade secret | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EU European UnionEU institutions · 27 MS |
84today84 claims · 30d · last today | 72today72 claims · 30d · last today | 43yesterday43 claims · 30d · last yesterday | 91today91 claims · 30d · last today | 183d ago18 open consultations | 914 Apr9 standards claims | 411 Apr4 IP claims | 321 |
GB United KingdomUK-wide + devolved |
51today51 privacy claims · 30d | 46today46 AI claims · 30d | 24yesterday24 cyber claims · NCSC-led | 1916 Apr19 enforcement claims | 717 Apr7 open consultations | 312 Apr3 standards claims | 209 Apr2 IP claims | 152 |
DE GermanyBund + 16 Länder |
67today67 privacy claims · 17 DPAs | 28today28 AI claims | 22today22 cyber claims · BSI-led | 38today38 enforcement claims | 815 Apr8 open consultations | 310 Apr3 standards claims (DIN) | —No IP claims captured yet | 166 |
FR FranceNational |
78today78 privacy claims · CNIL-led | 19yesterday19 AI claims | 1115 Apr11 cyber claims · ANSSI | 42today42 enforcement claims | 412 Apr4 open consultations | —No standards claims captured yet | —No IP claims captured yet | 154 |
IT ItalyNational |
29today29 privacy claims · Garante | 1216 Apr12 AI claims | 511 Apr5 cyber claims · ACN | 1417 Apr14 enforcement claims | 209 Apr2 open consultations | —No standards claims captured yet | —No IP claims captured yet | 62 |
ES SpainNational |
26today26 privacy claims · AEPD | 1117 Apr11 AI claims · AESIA-led | 612 Apr6 cyber claims | 1316 Apr13 enforcement claims | 310 Apr3 open consultations | —No standards claims captured yet | —No IP claims captured yet | 59 |
IE IrelandNational |
12today12 privacy claims · DPC | 414 Apr4 AI claims | 311 Apr3 cyber claims | 18today18 enforcement claims — DPC Meta/Google | 208 Apr2 consultations | —No standards claims captured yet | —No IP claims captured yet | 39 |
US United States (federal)FTC, NIST, CISA, agencies |
22today22 privacy claims · no federal statute yet | 44today44 AI claims | 48today48 cyber claims · CISA + NIST | 27today27 enforcement claims · FTC-led | 1615 Apr16 open rulemakings | 34today34 standards claims · NIST CSF / AI RMF | 813 Apr8 IP claims · USCO GenAI guidance | 199 |
US CaliforniaState |
39today39 privacy claims · CPPA + CA AG | 28today28 AI claims · ADMT-led | 510 Apr5 cyber claims | 22today22 enforcement claims · CA AG + CPPA | 1116 Apr11 open rulemakings | —No standards claims captured yet | —No IP claims captured yet | 105 |
US ColoradoState |
414 Apr4 privacy claims | 17today17 AI claims · Colorado AI Act | — | 209 Apr2 enforcement claims | 311 Apr3 open consultations | — | — | 26 |
CA CanadaFederal + provinces |
12yesterday12 privacy claims · OPC-led | 1015 Apr10 AI claims · AIDA still in committee | 613 Apr6 cyber claims · CSE-led | 310 Apr3 enforcement claims | 208 Apr2 open consultations | — | — | 33 |
JP JapanNational |
9today9 privacy claims · PPC | 16today16 AI claims · AI Promotion Act | 511 Apr5 cyber claims · NISC | 209 Apr2 enforcement claims | 213 Apr2 open consultations | — | — | 34 |
KR South KoreaNational |
516 Apr5 privacy claims · PIPC | 22today22 AI claims · AI Basic Act in force | — | 412 Apr4 enforcement claims | — | — | — | 31 |
CN ChinaNational |
814 Apr8 privacy claims · CAC | 36today36 AI claims · CAC + MIIT | 610 Apr6 cyber claims · MSS / MIIT | — | 215 Apr2 open consultations | — | — | 52 |
SG SingaporeNational |
413 Apr4 privacy claims · PDPC | 11today11 AI claims · IMDA AI Verify | 312 Apr3 cyber claims · CSA | — | — | 211 Apr2 standards · ISO participation | — | 20 |
AU AustraliaFederal |
11today11 privacy claims · OAIC | 613 Apr6 AI claims · DISR-led | 411 Apr4 cyber claims · ASD | 209 Apr2 enforcement claims | 712 Apr7 open consultations · Privacy Act Tranche 2 | — | — | 30 |
BR BrazilNational |
9today9 privacy claims · ANPD | 815 Apr8 AI claims · PL 2338 in Senate | — | 311 Apr3 enforcement claims | 210 Apr2 open consultations | — | — | 22 |
IN IndiaNational + states |
13today13 privacy claims · MeitY drafting rules | 616 Apr6 AI claims · MeitY advisory | 313 Apr3 cyber claims · CERT-In | — | 8today8 consultations · DPDPA rules | — | — | 30 |
Member State implementation status
Designated authorities, transposition status, and national derogations across the three pillars of EU digital regulation. Each cell links to the responsible body or quotes the operative provision; click a Member State name for the full per-jurisdiction page. Drawn from EU Implementation table (Airtable) and refreshed as PAI Research Team verifies each cell.
| Member State | Market Surveillance 0/27 designated or proposed | Notifying Authority 0/27 designated or proposed | Fundamental Rights (Art 77) 1/27 designated or proposed | Regulatory Sandbox 25/27 designated or proposed | Penalties Framework 0/27 designated or proposed | National AI Law 0/27 designated or proposed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ◐Proposed | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Belgium | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ●SPF | ◐Proposed | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Bulgaria | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ◐Proposed | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Croatia | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ◐Proposed | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Cyprus | ○Not yet | ⏳Pending | ○Not yet | ◐Proposed | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Czech Republic | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ◐Proposed | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Denmark | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ◐Proposed | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Estonia | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ◐Proposed | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Finland | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ◐Proposed | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| France | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ◐CNIL | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Germany | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ◐Proposed | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Greece | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ◐Proposed | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Hungary | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ◐Proposed | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Ireland | ○Not yet | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ○Not yet | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Italy | ○Not yet | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ◐Proposed | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Latvia | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ◐Proposed | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Lithuania | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ◐Proposed | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Luxembourg | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Malta | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ◐Proposed | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Netherlands | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ⏳Pending | ◐AP | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Poland | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ◐Proposed | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Portugal | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ◐Proposed | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Romania | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ◐Proposed | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Slovakia | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ◐Proposed | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Slovenia | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ○Not yet | ◐Proposed | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Spain | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ○Not yet | ●In force | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Sweden | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ○Not yet | ◐IMY | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Member State | Transposition 3/27 designated or proposed | Competent Authority 0/27 designated or proposed | Single Point of Contact 0/27 designated or proposed | CSIRT 0/27 designated or proposed | National Cyber Strategy 0/27 designated or proposed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Belgium | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Bulgaria | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Croatia | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Cyprus | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Czech Republic | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Denmark | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Estonia | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Finland | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| France | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Germany | ●NIS | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Greece | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Hungary | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Ireland | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Italy | ●ACN | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Latvia | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Lithuania | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Luxembourg | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Malta | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Netherlands | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Poland | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Portugal | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Romania | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Slovakia | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Slovenia | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Spain | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Sweden | ●SFS | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Member State | Supervisory Authority 27/27 designated or proposed | Lead Authority 0/27 designated or proposed | National Implementing Law 0/27 designated or proposed | DPIA Mandatory List 0/27 designated or proposed | Breach Reporting Rules 0/27 designated or proposed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | ●GDPR | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Belgium | ●APD-GBA | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Bulgaria | ●GDPR | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Croatia | ●AZOP | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Cyprus | ●GDPR | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Czech Republic | ●GDPR | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Denmark | ●GDPR | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Estonia | ●GDPR | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Finland | ●GDPR | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| France | ●GDPR | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Germany | ●GDPR | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Greece | ●GDPR | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Hungary | ●GDPR | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Ireland | ●GDPR | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Italy | ●GDPR | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Latvia | ●GDPR | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Lithuania | ●GDPR | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Luxembourg | ●GDPR | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Malta | ●GDPR | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Netherlands | ●GDPR | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Poland | ●GDPR | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Portugal | ●GDPR | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Romania | ●GDPR | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Slovakia | ●GDPR | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Slovenia | ●GDPR | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Spain | ●AEPD | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |
| Sweden | ●GDPR | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending | ⏳Pending |