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The United States Patent and Trademark Office publishes invention guidelines and examples on AI-assisted inventions
date: 2024-02-13

"p" For motivation, Protect and encourage people to invest in innovations enabled by the use of AI, And to the public and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) The staff clarified the patentability of AI-assisted inventions, USPTO in "Federal register" A new guideline has been published. The guidelines fulfill the agency's basis "About security, reliable, An executive order to credibly develop and use artificial intelligence" The obligations undertaken. "/p" "p" "br" "/p" "p"   "/p" "p" "br" "/p" "p" Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property USPTO Director Catherine.Vidal (Kathi Vidal) expression: "The patent system was designed to encourage and protect human ingenuity, And the investments needed to turn that ingenuity into marketable products and solutions. The patent system also encourages people to share ideas and solutions, So that others can build on it. This guidance strikes a balance between granting patent protection to promote the development of human creativity and investing in AI-assisted inventions, Without unnecessarily locking in innovation for future growth. The guidelines do this by embracing the use of AI in innovation and focusing on human contributions. " "/p" "p" "br" "/p" "p"   "/p" "p" "br" "/p" "p" The guide has been published in 2 month 13 Officially come into force, And it is clearly pointed out that AI-assisted inventions are not absolutely unpatentable. The guidelines provide guidance to reviewers and stakeholders, When artificial intelligence also contributes, How to determine whether human contributions to an innovation are sufficient to be patentable. The guide builds on the existing inventor status framework, Instruct the examiner and applicant to determine with the assistance of one or more AI systems, Whether the inventor is correctly named in the patent or patent application for an invention created by humans. The guidelines provide, Inventions made significant contributions by man, Patent protection can be sought. "/p" "p" "br" "/p" "p"   "/p" "p" "br" "/p" "p" besides, To further assist examiners and applicants in understanding this guide, The AI-related resources page on the agency's website provides examples of hypothetical scenarios on how to apply the guidance. "/p" "p" "br" "/p" "p"   "/p" "p" "br" "/p" "p" To facilitate interested parties to learn more about the guidelines, And answer their questions and provide feedback, USPTO All parties are invited to participate in the United States Eastern Time 3 month 5 Sunday afternoon 13: 00 Dot to 14: 00 Public webinars held at the point. The agency also invited users to read the director's blog post on artificial intelligence and inventor identity guidelines: "Inspire human ingenuity and investment in AI-assisted inventions" . "/p" "p" "br" "/p" "p"   "/p" "p" "br" "/p" "p" The full text of the Inventor Identification Guide for AI-assisted inventions and corresponding examples can be found on the AI-related Resources webpage. The agency will be in 2024 years 5 month 13 Receive comments and suggestions from the public on the Inventor guidelines and examples by today. Instructions on how to submit a comment can be found at "Federal register notice" . (Be compiled from www. uspto. gov) "/p" "p" "br" "/p" "p"   "/p" "p" "br" "/p" "p" TRANSLATORS: Wang Dan proofread: Liu Peng "/p" "p" "br" "/p" "p"   "/p" "p" "br" "/p" "p"  "/p" "p" "br" "/p" "p"   disclaimer: This network reprint or compile the original articles are from the network, Does not represent the views of this website or confirm the authenticity of its content. If the source is mislabeled or the copyright of the article is involved, Please contact us, This website will be corrected in due course, delete, thank you. "/p"