USPTO releases AI strategic plan
The agency detailed its approach to artificial intelligence, specifically regarding intellectual property and internal use.
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USPTO’s Kelly Cox discusses how IT investments are shifting
Kelly Cox | Deputy Director, Enterprise Infrastructure & Delivery Office | USPTO
Reimagining search: How AI and Google Search turbocharges patent examinations at USPTO
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office examiners needed a new approach to sifting through mountains of supporting evidence. Leaders from USPTO, Google and Accenture Federal Services leaders discuss…
USPTO issues guidance for AI use in applications and processes
The notice focuses on clear and full disclosures of AI use in paperwork presented to the agency, while reaffirming existing policy applications surrounding the tech.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announces $70 million contract for AI patent search tool
USPTO intends to negotiate and award a contract to Accenture Federal Services for its Patent Search Artificial Intelligence capabilities.
‘Human contributions’ are focus of inventorship analysis in AI age, patent office says
Analysis should focus on contributions by humans, though “AI-assisted inventions are not categorically unpatentable,” USPTO says in new guidance.
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USPTO CIO says AI adoption is held back by government culture and bureaucracy
USPTO CIO Jamie Holcombe criticizes federal government's approach to innovation and long-term modernization, saying “everything we do in the government is pretty stupid.”
Patent and Trademark Office looks to bring faxing to the cloud
The request for information specifically seeks a FedRAMP-authorized and cloud-based solution that would allow employees, with authorized access, to “process Patent, Trademark, Payment and other business fax…
US Patent Office eyes using AI to improve ‘prior art’ searches
USPTO believes adding advanced AI technologies “offers unique opportunities to leapfrog forward to further enhance patent search capabilities and further strengthen the patent system.”
US Patent and Trademark Office data leak exposed 61K private addresses
Trademark applicants' private addresses inadvertently appeared in public records between February 2020 and March 2023.