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[GuestPost] How the European Patent Office uses AI to facilitate patent searches

The IPKat

Over to Kate for the report: "The European Patent Office (EPO) has embraced artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the efficiency of its patent document searching process. We learnt that at the core of the EPO’s AI integration are several specialised tools designed to streamline the search process.

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Analysing the Riyadh Design Law Treaty in the Indian Context

SpicyIP

Diplomatic Conference to Conclude and Adopt a Design Law Treaty – Plenary Sessions. It took nearly two decades of negotiation, but member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) have finally adopted the landmark Design Law Treaty (DLT) during the Diplomatic Conference in Riyadh on November 22.

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[Sponsored] PatSeer Announces “PatAssist”, an AI Assistant Designed to Empower Each Step of Your Patent Research

SpicyIP

For more details, read on their announcement below: PatSeer Announces “PatAssist”, an AI Assistant Designed to Empower Each Step of Your Patent Research PatSeer , a global provider of AI-driven IP research and intelligence platform, is excited to announce the launch of its AI assistant “ PatAssist”.

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Documents required for filing a design patent application in China

JD Supra Law

According to Article 27 of the Chinese Patent Law, where a patent application for a design is filed, documents such as a request, drawings or photographs of the design and a brief description of the design shall be submitted. By: Linda Liu & Partners

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Defending Design Patents

Patently-O

In our new paper, The Truth About Design Patents , we debunk three widely held—but incorrect—views about U.S. design patents. Taken together, these myths paint a grim picture of design patents: Half of all design patent applications are rejected. Most asserted design patents are invalidated in litigation.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (October 14-October 20)

SpicyIP

Assistant Controller of Patents & Designs, holding that methods for producing antibodies through the genetic modification of non-human animals are indeed patentable. They had filed voluminous additional documents running into many pages which included the extensive filings of the expert witness.

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Impact of AI on Global IP Systems

IIPRD

This document outlines the AI/IP Research Project and offers preliminary policy suggestions for the creation of AI-related IP legislation. A human inventor serves as the central figure in the design of the patent system. The selection and evaluation of the previous art are aided further by the appropriately designated relevant art.

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