Patent Board Rulemaking, AI Notice Coming Soon, Director Says

The US Patent and Trademark Office will soon announce what will be cut out of its proposed rulemaking process to institute changes to the administrative tribunal that hears challenges to patents’ validity, Director Kathi Vidal told intellectual property lawyers at a conference on Tuesday.

Vidal advised an audience at the IPWatchdog LIVE Conference in Herndon, Va., that the update on what is being dropped from its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking will be made on the office’s Director’s Blog, but said not to expect it Wednesday. The patent office is “getting close” to then issuing the narrowed notice of ...