Faizul Azman writes an article on how the UK National Security Law Regulates AI and Intellectual Property

23rd October 2025

3PB’s Intellectual property barrister Faizul AzmanFaizul AzmanCall: 2018 has written an article titled ‘Owning the Code, Losing Control: How UK National Security Law Regulates AI and Intellectual Property.’

This article analyses how the UK’s export-control, patent secrecy and investment-screening regimes apply to AI models and datasets that generate dual-use or defence-relevant outputs. It argues that legality turns on capability and potential end-use: an AI system may require a licence because of its technical performance or because the exporter knows or suspects its outputs could support WMD programmes.

Faizul concludes that while AI has redefined how knowledge is created and applied, but it has not displaced the legal boundaries that govern its use. Enforcement remains proportionate and case-specific; not all AI activity falls within government control.

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