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Ben Hitchens is a London-based Partner and intellectual property disputes lawyer with over 15 years of experience. He works with a wide variety of tech clients, advising on the opportunities and risks arising from the integration of complex technologies, such as AI, blockchain and digital twins, particularly within the context of IP and international regulation. Ben has been at the forefront of navigating the thorny issues concerning copyright ownership, infringement and regulation within the field of generative AI and speaks regularly on the topic at conferences, roundtables and client events. Ben is also a member of the IP Federation, which represents the views of UK industry in intellectual property rights, policy and practice matters. Ben sits on the Copyright and Designs Committee and has been involved in many of the policy discussions relevant to the emergence of generative AI, including the UK’s proposed extension of the text and data mining defence and the continued protection of computer-generated works under the UK’s copyright regime. Ben has been appointed to INTA’s International Amicus Committee, where he continues to contribute to the development of law and policy. Ben has also recently been appointed to the Copyright Society of the USA’s International Committee, where he will play a central role in keeping members updated on regulation of AI in the UK, EU and globally. Ben has completed courses on the Ethics of AI at the LSE and the Alan Turing Institute and is currently enrolled on Oxford University’s Artificial Intelligence Programme. Ben has a first class law degree and a Masters in Intellectual Property law (with distinction).
Ben is a trustee of the Rafiki Thabo Foundation, a charity which supports students in Kenya, Uganda and Lesotho through secondary and tertiary education. Ben is also a guest lecturer on the University of Chicago Booth School of Business’ Executive MBA program.
