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Trade Secret vs Patent — The Strategic Choice for AI Systems
A patent gives exclusive rights for 20 years in exchange for full public disclosure. A trade secret protects indefinitely but falls the moment an adversary independently discovers or reverse-engineers the system. For behavioral AI, the right answer is a deliberately constructed hybrid.
IP Law for AI BuildersCan You Patent a Behavioral AI Architecture?
The Alice/Mayo framework, the EU's technical character requirement, and India's CRI Guidelines 2016 each determine whether a behavioral AI orchestration architecture is patentable. The answer is yes — with the right claim drafting strategy.
IP Law for AI BuildersVoice Profile IP — Who Owns a TTS Voice?
Kokoro TTS voice profiles were trained on human voice performances. The AI-generated audio they produce raises questions spanning copyright, personality rights, and emerging deepfake regulation — with the legal landscape moving fast across multiple jurisdictions simultaneously.