Intellectual Property News, patent law, trademark law, copyright law, AI law, intellectual property strategy, and innovation protection insights with Richard Gearhart.
AI companies want their technology to learn from books, music, artwork, and other people's work—but what happens when someone else uses the same approach to learn from their AI? In this episode, we examine Anthropic's allegations that Chinese technology companies, including Alibaba and DeepSeek, used millions of exchanges with Claude to train competing AI models through a process called distillation. But there's an ironic twist: Anthropic itself has faced major copyright lawsuits over using copyrighted books, music, and other creative works to train Claude, including a $1.5 billion settlement involving authors. Richard explores the growing legal battle over AI training, copyright infringement, trade secrets, and intellectual property rights, raising an important question for the future of artificial intelligence: When does learning become stealing, and should the same rules apply to everyone?
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Richard Gearhart, Esq. is a life sciences intellectual property attorney and Founding Partner of Gearhart Law, LLC, with over 30 years of experience helping pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, diagnostics, and health-tech companies protect and commercialize innovation. A trained chemist and former senior in-house IP leader, he advises founders, executives, and investors on patents, trademarks, licensing, and IP strategy aligned with fundraising, regulatory pathways, and long-term enterprise value. As an active angel investor, Richard also brings a unique insider perspective on valuation, risk, and growth—making him a trusted voice at the intersection of innovation, law, and business strategy. Read more at: https://gearhartlaw.com/
