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USPTO sorting through comments on AI-assisted inventorship guidance

IBM, Qualcomm, Google, Amazon and Novartis agree that inventors must be humans but views vary on the legal test the USPTO is using

17 May 2024

Meet MPAI, the standardisation body for artificial intelligence data coding

The international nonprofit with 44 members – like Sisvel, ETRI, Stanford and MIT – is developing 17 standards and the IEEE-SA has already adopted five

16 May 2024

The EU AI Act is a brave new world for IP executives 

Rising to the challenge will require strategic foresight and rapid re-deployment of resources and priorities, experts at PA Consulting say

08 May 2024

Pinpointing trade secrets ‘surprisingly rare’ in licence agreements

Clifford Chance’s London-based partner Don McCombie on implementing formal policies, rising awareness and US v UK litigation

07 May 2024

Visiting Washington DC patent people filled me with optimism

Saturday Opinion: US Congress sentiment on patent reform has been swayed by national security concerns, Big Tech probes, and innovation stories that combat “patent troll” talk

04 May 2024

Future-proofing innovation: the evolving role of AI-driven patent analysis

AI is accelerating innovation by strengthening freedom-to-operate processes, enabling companies to detect and act on patent risk

26 April 2024

Electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn using patents to pivot business strategy

The Taiwanese manufacturer is eying EV and AI as it seeks to become the world’s largest solution-providing platform, reveals IP head Mick Lin

18 April 2024

IP experts express concern over “boundless” potential of AI

Despite its undeniable potential to automate, enhance and transform a multitude of IP areas, luminaries in the field warn against the widespread potential for ethical implications under the misuse of AI

16 April 2024

House committee asked to undo USPTO AI-inventorship guidance

The protection of AI innovations was a topic of debate on Wednesday during a hearing in the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet

11 April 2024

Exclusive interview with IBM's IP leader Charles Varvaro as he hits one-year milestone

Varvaro spoke about the programmes he has implemented, accomplishments that give him pride, his personal leadership style, and how he handles critical discussions with Big Blue's C-suite

09 April 2024

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