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Priya Kapoor · 5 min read

UK AI Company Formations Hit Record 86% Surge While Class 42 Trademark Filings Drop 25%: The IP Gap Widening at the Core of Britain's Software Boom

Britain is minting AI software companies at the fastest rate on record - but the firms building them are increasingly skipping the trademark protection that would secure their model names, API brands and AIaaS offerings, leaving a structural vulnerability in the sector.

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19 August 2026

Priya Kapoor · 5 min read

SaaSpocalypse Rebound Hides a Structural Fault Line: Infrastructure SaaS Pulls Away as Per-Seat Pricing Collapses

Six months after AI agents erased roughly $2 trillion in software market cap, valuation multiples have bifurcated sharply - data infrastructure commands premiums while horizontal workflow tools trade at distressed levels. The engineering reason matters for every UK SaaS vendor still pricing by the seat.

5 August 2026

Priya Kapoor · 5 min read

Microsoft's Supreme Court Gambit on Software Exhaustion Could Redraw the Licensing Architecture for Every SaaS Vendor in Britain

A decade-long push to retire perpetual licences and force subscriptions is now heading to the UK's highest court. The outcome will determine whether the resale market for software is a legal grey zone or settled infrastructure.

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