USPTO has over 20 AI capabilities with more coming, CIO says
The Patent and Trademark Office just got a new chief artificial intelligence officer and is eyeing more drafting and searching tools, Deborah Stephens said.
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USPTO seeking AI-driven image search tool for patent examiners
With a backlog of nearly 774,000 unexamined applications, the office is looking for a custom tool to boost efficiency and completeness.
USPTO’s Robert Hayes highlights rapid gains from AI tools
Robert Hayes | Acting Chief AI Officer & Acting CDO | USPTO
Former USPTO IT chief Jamie Holcombe joins US AI
After more than six years at USPTO, Holcombe departed the agency Wednesday and now joins a Maryland-based, AI-focused firm to scale its tech across government.
USPTO releases AI strategic plan
The agency detailed its approach to artificial intelligence, specifically regarding intellectual property and internal use.
USPTO’s Kelly Cox discusses how IT investments are shifting
Kelly Cox | Deputy Director, Enterprise Infrastructure & Delivery Office | USPTO
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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.