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15 May 2024Future of IPMuireann Bolger

IBM asks USPTO for more detail on AI inventor guidance as comment window ends

BigTech comments diverge on proposals over how much human oversight is needed for AI-assisted inventions | Google welcomes “step in the right direction” but IBM and Qualcomm request more clarification and better definitions of the tech | Office’s reliance on Pannu v Iolab questioned by leading AI patent owner. 

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