The Situation: Advances in artificial intelligence ("AI") are providing the ability to automatically create and design innovations without human assistance. AI's impact on patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, and other...more
11/26/2019
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Authorship ,
Comment Period ,
Computer-Related Inventions ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Office ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventions ,
Inventors ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Public Comment ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO
Two recent patent applications seek protection for inventions that were created autonomously by artificial intelligence without a human inventor. The applicants want the AI to be deemed the inventor and the AI's owners to...more
The Situation: Artificial intelligence ("AI") is growing more powerful and gaining application in many areas. AI can now create new innovation on its own, without a human inventor—a capability that will only expand as...more
9/9/2019
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Computer-Related Inventions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventions ,
Inventors ,
Patent Applications ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Public Comment ,
USPTO ,
Young Lawyers
Patent procurement activity is increasing to protect embedded artificial intelligence ("AI") technologies in a variety of digital healthcare solutions. The United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") has issued the...more
8/19/2019
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Digital Health ,
Healthcare ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Devices ,
New Guidance ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Section 101 ,
Technology ,
USPTO
The Situation: There have been numerous reports that computer algorithms used in artificial intelligence ("AI") systems have created or contributed to biased and discriminatory outcomes. To reduce such bias and...more
6/27/2019
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Disparate Treatment ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Popular ,
Predictive Analytics ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Technology Sector ,
Title VII
The Situation: Artificial intelligence and machine learning ("AI/ML") play an increasingly important role in a number of industries, and those industries are seeking ways to guard their innovations by means of copyright and...more
10/25/2018
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Computer-Related Inventions ,
EU ,
European Patent Office ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Examinations ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Technology
Last week, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) hosted the annual meeting of the heads of the world’s five largest intellectual property offices, commonly referred to as the IP5 (see a related press release)....more
6/22/2018
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
EPO ,
Global Dossier ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
JPO ,
KIPO ,
Patent Examinations ,
Patents ,
Press Releases ,
SIPO ,
USPTO
The Situation: Artificial intelligence ("AI") and big data ("BD") innovations are driving forces of the current technological revolution, dramatically changing the way we search for information, communicate, operate devices,...more
4/5/2018
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Big Data ,
Claim Limitations ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Computer-Related Inventions ,
Indefiniteness ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Section 112 ,
Software Patents
The Situation: Artificial intelligence ("AI") and big data ("BD") innovations are a driving force of the current technological revolution, dramatically changing the way we search for information, communicate, operate devices,...more
3/15/2018
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Big Data ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Software Patents ,
Technology Sector ,
USPTO