USPTO Weighs in: New Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions
This year, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued two guidance documents on an important question: Who can patent inventions conceived with the help of generative artificial intelligence (AI)? In February 2024, the USPTO sought to clarify how much AI involvement is acceptable before an invention becomes unpatentable. In August 2024, it provided further guidance on subject matter eligibility for AI inventions. These documents represent a major step forward, but they leave some concerns unresolved.
To view the full article written by Kumar Vinnakota and Arjun Padmanabhan for the Dallas Bas Association Headnotes, please click here.
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