Google Calls for US to Make Patent System More Efficient for AI

Google says the US Patent and Trademark Office should enact changes to ensure the country’s patent system can evolve in a way that promotes American leadership in AI.

• USPTO should require large-scale patent filers, like Google, to pay more fees upfront and ensure the fees remain with the agency to ensure it has the resources it needs, the company says
• USPTO should restore access to the Inter Partes Review Program instead of forcing parties into “wasteful” patent lawsuits, Google says
• Calls on USPTO to affirm that when humans use AI to make something new, the patent should go to the ...