More than two dozen conservative policy and business groups are urging President Donald Trump to push back against a United Kingdom patent proposal they say would undermine American innovation and give China an edge in next-generation technology.
In a letter obtained by Fox News Digital, a coalition of 26 free-market organizations led by Conservatives for Property Rights warned that U.S. innovators will "suffer irreparable harm" under a British government proposal that would allow its Intellectual Property Office to set royalty rates and release data for patents, including those tied to artificial intelligence and 6G wireless technology.
"The UK’s regulatory move effectively represents an assault on U.S. (as well as European) patent value," the 26 co-signers wrote, calling it "an att