The USPTO issued guidance to judicial Boards on holding parties responsible for the misuse of AI in legal proceedings. The guidance clarifies exiwsting rules and policies and discusses how to apply them when AI is used in the drafting of submissions to the PTAb and TTAB. A link to the guidance can be found here
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The USPTO issued inventorship guidance and examples for AI-assisted inventions. The guidance, which went into effect February 13, 2024, makes clear that AI-assisted inventions are not categorically unpatentable. The guidance provides instructions to examiners and stakeholders on how to determine whether the human contribution to an innovation is significant enough to qualify for a patent…