Guide to AI-Assisted Invention: To incentivize, protect, and encourage investment in artificial intelligence (AI) innovation and provide clarity to the public and USPTO employees about the patentability of AI-assisted inventions, the USPTO has published guidance in the Federal Register.
The guidance makes it clear that AI-assisted inventions are not absolutely unpatentable. It provides guidance to examiners and stakeholders on how to determine whether human contributions to an innovation are sufficient to qualify for patents when contributed by artificial intelligence.
Hypothetical examples of how to apply this guidance are provided on the USPTO’s AI-related resources webpage. To learn more, join the USPTO public webinar on March 5 from 1 to 2 p.m. ET.
The role of women in the development of artificial intelligence: The Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has shared a new article showing that patent filings by women in artificial intelligence and other technology fields are growing and are associated with more diverse teams and higher-performing patent applications. Economic value related to patents.
Article published in journal Nature Biotechnology The title is “Discovering Value: Women in University and Commercial Artificial Intelligence (AI) Inventions.” It uses an AI patent dataset and inventor gender information provided through PatentsView to study women’s participation in the AI innovation ecosystem.
Given the incredible impact of AI in technology and organizations, diversifying the AI innovation ecosystem can generate significant economic benefits.
Patent free growth: A recent report to Congress from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office found that patent public benefit programs are successfully expanding access to the patent system to independent inventors and small businesses with limited financial resources, including volunteer patent attorneys and non-lawyer advocates (Patent agents) donated more than $39.3 million. 2015 to 2022.
This report is required by the Unlocking American Innovators Act of 2022 (the Act or UAIA) and is intended to assess the health and functionality of patent public benefit programs. Under the direction of USPTO Director Kathi Vidal, the USPTO will nearly double the program’s budget for 2023, from $680,000 to approximately $1.2 million.
View the full report: uspto.gov/ip-policy/legislative-Resources/Unleash the American Innovators Act of 2022.