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Daon wins third patent for agentic AI governance

FinTech Global · · International · AI Governance

Daon, an identity and authentication technology company, has been awarded its third patent related to governance of agentic AI systems. The patents cover aspects of how autonomous AI agents are managed and controlled.

Why this matters: Agentic AI governance is becoming a real legal and commercial territory, not just a talking point. When companies start patenting how AI agents are controlled, that shapes who owns the tools that decide what AI can and cannot do. If those governance methods get locked up in IP, it could limit how companies outside the patent holder build accountability into their own systems. That matters most when something goes wrong and you need to know who was actually in control.

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