Anthropic is facing its first patent infringement case, following a California judge's approval of a $1.5 billion settlement over AI training copyright claims by authors.
The lawsuit was filed in a Delaware court
Jul 22, 2026
11:19 am
What's the storyAnthropic, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) company, has been sued by the University of Tennessee Research Foundation for patent infringement.
The lawsuit was filed in a Delaware federal court and alleged that Anthropic's AI systems violate its patents related to machine-learning technology inspired by neuroscience.
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(Corrects headline, paragraph 1 and paragraphs 4-6 to reflect that plaintiff is not part of the University of Tennessee)By Blake…
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Authors had sued Anthropic, claiming the artificial intelligence startup had illegally used their books to train its models.
