What Does A New UK Government Study Reveal About AI Patents?

By Iain Russell, Patent Attorney and Director at Russell IP (BSc, CPA, EPA, FRSA – 20 years’ experience in computer-implemented inventions and music technology). What Does A New UK Government Study Reveal About AI Patents? Published: September 2026 | Last updated: September 2026 A recent government-backed study in the UK has found that AI-related patent applications rose from 5.2% of all US patent applications filed in 2014 to 20.3% in 2023. In other words, AI patent applications now make up roughly one in five filings in the US. The finding comes from a study called AI Skills for Life and […]