On June 2, 2026, Governor Andy Beshear signed an executive order directing the Kentucky Office of Medical Cannabis to issue emergency regulations “clarifying” the list of qualifying medical conditions under Kentucky’s medical cannabis statute. The order effectively expands access to medical cannabis for Kentucky patients, which may create new challenges for employers and business owners throughout the Bluegrass.

Generative AI tools are quickly becoming part of the ordinary workflow for researchers, engineers, and product teams. Inventors may use AI to brainstorm alternatives, summarize references, refine technical explanations, draft slides, or prepare emails and reports. But when an inventor enters technical information into an external AI system, an important patent question arises: has the inventor just made a disclosure that could jeopardize patent rights? The answer is not always straightforward, but the risk is real and often underestimated. The issue is especially significant because U.S. law and non-U.S. law do not treat pre-filing disclosures the same way. Senior Patent Agent Samantha Page takes a look at what AI looks like related to patent issues.

For the last decade, securing patent protection for software inventions has been challenging. However, in recent months the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has signaled that restrictions on patenting software-based inventions may be easing. This may present an opportunity to industries such as Agritech that increasingly rely on software and artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. IP attorney Patrick Torre discusses the opportunities for Agritech in this Stites & Harbison Client Alert.