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Key Points from the USPTO’s New Guidance on AI Use

IP Intelligence

Patent claims, for example, require that all claims have a significant contribution by a human inventor. One such approach would be to indicate which examples are “actual working examples” from inventors and which are “prophetic examples” drafted by AI. Data breaches and data leaks of AI tools could further cause disclosure risks.

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Patent Law Canons and Canards: Bonito Boats

Patently-O

And, once a patent expires (or is refused or forfeited by public use), the balance allows “free access to copy whatever the federal patent and copyright laws leave in the public domain.” And, in addition the court noted that trade secrets protect a “most fundamental human right, that of privacy.”