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AI-Assisted Inventions: Are They Patentable? Who is the Inventor?

Intellectual Property Law Blog

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) may change how we invent: many envision a collaborative approach between human inventors and AI systems that develop novel solutions to problems together. Such AI-assisted inventions present a new set of legal issues under patent law. On February 13, 2024, the U.S. 101 and 115.

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AI-Assisted Inventions: Is There a Duty to Disclose the Use of AI?

Intellectual Property Law Blog

Inventors and patent practitioners filing patent applications before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) may have an obligation to disclose if artificial intelligence (AI) is used in the innovation process. This information is helpful to the USPTO, which believes that “the most effective patent examination occurs when.

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Fed. Circ. Says Tube-Mac Execs Co-Invented Gas Tank Patent

IP Law 360

significantly contributed to the invention of a road trailer for transporting liquefied natural gas, upholding a lower court's finding that they must be credited as co-inventors on the patent. The Federal Circuit ruled Friday that two executives of pipe company Tube-Mac Industries Inc.

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BREAKING: USPTO Says AI-Assisted Invention Patents Hinge On Humans

IP Law 360

Patent and Trademark Office on Monday issued guidance on how it will determine whether inventions developed with the assistance of artificial intelligence can be patented, explaining that a human must have made a "significant contribution."

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Patent Protection on AI Inventions

Intellectual Property Law Blog

In recent years, AI patent activity has exponentially increased. The figure below shows the volume of public AI patent applications categorized by AI component in the U.S. AI patent activities by year. Inventors and patent attorneys often face the challenge of effectively protecting new AI technology development.

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Who Invented This? The Continuing Importance of Human Ingenuity in Patenting AI Related Inventions

IP Tech Blog

The Guidance, for USPTO examiners and applicants, addresses inventorship and the use of AI, including generative AI, in the inventive process. The Guidance, for USPTO examiners and applicants, addresses inventorship and the use of AI, including generative AI, in the inventive process. In compliance with section 5.2(c)(i)

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[Audio] The Briefing: The Patent Puzzle: USPTO's Guidelines for AI Inventions (Podcast)

JD Supra Law

Can AI inventions be patented? Scott Hervey and Eric Caligiuri explore recent USPTO guidance on patenting AI-assisted inventions in this installment of "The Briefing" by Weintraub Tobin. By: Weintraub Tobin