AI Inventors’ Patent Challenges at Heart of PTO Initiative

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is seeking public comments on policy challenges facing inventors who want patents to protect artificial intelligence-based technology.

A notice to be published in the Federal Register Aug. 27 solicits answers to a dozen questions covering patent examination policy, including whether AI calls for new types of intellectual property protection.

“This first step will allow us to gather information on AI patent policy issues for purposes of evaluating whether further guidance is needed and informing the development of any such guidance, ” Deputy Director Laura Peter said in an Aug. 26 post announcing the request ...