United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Value will be awarded to a contractor 7000 A $10, 000 contract, To maintain and enhance its artificial intelligence (AI) Drive patent search.

2024 years 2 month 15 day, USPTO Announced its intention to extend the term 5 The contract was awarded to Accenture Federal Services (AFS) , The company is "The only known qualified supplier" . According to this estimate 4 month 1 The contract signed on the same day, AFS Will provide "Comprehensive system development work" , To maintain USPTO Patent search AI Operation of function, And provide new enhancements to the component. AFS A government agency representing the United States, It is based in Arlington, Virginia. It is wealth worldwide 500 Strong company Accenture (Accenture) Subsidiary of, Accenture is a private consulting firm based in Dublin.

Search deployment for prior art AI

9000 Multiple examiners and administrators use the Bureau's patent end-to-end search (PE2E Search) tool, The tool is embedded AI Feature, Improved retrieval of prior art. PE2E It's a web-based system, To provide a set of tools for examiners in the patent examination process. PE2E Search tools are embedded in the system and contain both U. S. and foreign public documents. USPTO Has been doing it for years AI Function embedded in its retrieval system, in 2021 The year was launched based on AI the "More similar files" Feature, in 2022 Launched in the year "Similarity search" Feature. "Similarity search" The function allows the examiner to enter certain information, Includes cooperative patent classification (CPC) symbol, Text snippets and words, And use AI The model generates a list of similar domestic and foreign patent documents.

Last year 8 month, USPTO Indicate that it is seeking "Expand your understanding of the business market, In order to deploy AI Improved retrieval of prior art" . Through solicitation of information, USPTO Invite potential partners to present their solutions, To satisfy its search on patents AI (Including machine learning operations) The requirement of.

"trustable" production AI

Last year 5 month, USPTO Director Catherine．Vidal (Kathi Vidal) expression, bureau "With pleasure" Use production AI, But it has to be before it can be embedded "trustable" . She added, This may be included in USPTO Trademark work, For example, in image retrieval. At the annual meeting of the International Trademark Association in Singapore, She also expressed concern about data use and AI Concern of. Vidal points out: "If you go to USPTO Submit an application, And expect this information to remain confidential, Then you may not want us to enter this information AI System, Be part of a broader data set. "

Earlier this month, USPTO it AI Application in legal proceedings issued guidance to the Judicial Committee. The Guide clarifies existing provisions, And outlined AI For the preparation of materials submitted to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. (Be compiled from www. worldipreview. com)

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