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Steptoe said it published a Halloween-themed survey of patent history by Heather Hildreth on its Step Into IP blog. The firm said the article explored unusual inventions in the patent archives, ranging from nineteenth-century devices to software-related technologies and patents for stage illusions.
Steptoe said it published an article by Lillian Wallace on artificial intelligence records in life sciences patent disputes. The firm’s publication examined how prompts, model versions, datasets and output logs can affect evidence of research activity, alongside procedural questions about keeping and explaining those records.
Steptoe said Hong Kong associate Lin Yang was selected for Asian Legal Business’s Asia 40 Under 40 list for 2026. The firm said the list recognizes lawyers across the Asia-Pacific region and that this year’s 40 honorees were chosen from more than 400 nominees.