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This post is part of MoFo’s 2025 Intersection of AI and Life Sciences blog series. In this blog series, we explore how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing research, innovation, and patient care in the life sciences....more
The Federal Circuit's recent decision in Recentive Analytics, Inc. v. Fox Corp. (April 18, 2025) has garnered a lot of attention. This is not surprising: It hits on hot topics such as machine learning, artificial intelligence...more
In one of the first cases from the Federal Circuit addressing patent eligibility for machine-learning (ML) inventions, the court ruled that applying “generic” ML techniques to a new data environment to automate a task...more
In 2024, the USPTO published guidance on whether an AI-based invention is patent eligible. The guidance includes three hypothetical inventions, including one relating to using an artificial neural network for data anomaly...more
On 31 December 2024, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) adopted the "Guidelines for Patent Applications for AI-Related Inventions (Trial Implementation)", aiming to shed light on the specific...more
Dr. Stephen Thaler’s attempts to obtain intellectual property protection for artificial intelligence were once again shot down by the courts, when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia affirmed that the...more
Artificial intelligence is evolving beyond simple pattern recognition and content generation into autonomous decision-making. Agentic AI systems act independently—or with limited human supervision—to achieve specific...more
Generative AI is a subset of artificial intelligence that enables machines to generate content, such as words, images, voice, and even synthetic data. While Generative AI is relatively new technology, its origins from...more
The China National Intellectual Property Administration ("CNIPA") issued the Guidelines for Patent Applications for Artificial Intelligence ("AI") Related Inventions (Trial Implementation) ("Guidelines") on 31 December 2024,...more
Can AI be used to draft a patent application? The answer is complicated. The capabilities of AI have been advancing very rapidly, which seems to suggest that it could be possible. For example, at the end of 2024, a leap...more
Navigating Inventorship of AI-Assisted Inventions: USPTO’s Guidance and Implications - The USPTO issued guidance on AI-assisted inventions on February 13, 2024. This guidance is part of the USPTO’s ongoing efforts to address...more
Following the Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions, the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) has published a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) and answers regarding the guidance...more
While Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions, such as predictive AI, have been around for decades, generative AI systems are recent innovations with far reaching implications for patent law. Generative AI, such as ChatGPT,...more
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has released a strategy document outlining organizational initiatives, trends, and goals relating to artificial intelligence (AI). The USPTO Artificial Intelligence...more
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping industries, including the legal profession, with a significant impact on patent law. In 2024, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the courts continued to address emerging...more
The patent landscape for artificial intelligence is poised to undergo significant transformation. Originally published in Law360 - August 23, 2024....more
Microsoft is developing a way to eliminate hallucinations, or false responses, in artificial intelligence (AI) models. It filed U.S. Patent Application No. 18/140,658, entitled “Interacting with a Language Model using...more
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence has created unprecedented opportunities for innovation, but securing patent protection for AI-related inventions remains challenging under current U.S. patent law....more
The utilization of artificial intelligence (“AI”) is becoming ubiquitous across a wide range of industry sectors. The biotech industry is no exception. AI-driven platforms have become increasingly useful to biotech...more
*prepared with the assistance of artificial intelligence - In the rapidly evolving landscape of intellectual property law, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful tool for attorneys and inventors alike. AI...more
Companies in multiple industries are experimenting with artificial intelligence to generate specific solutions to long-standing challenges. To this end, numerous companies are filing patent applications for inventions...more
The USPTO has extended the public comment deadline in order to afford all stakeholders an opportunity to weigh in on the subject matter eligibility of AI inventions....more
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generative AI, in Intellectual Property (IP) practices involving documents filed at the USPTO....more
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a new guidance document that is intended to help identify when a process or system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools may be eligible for patenting. ...more