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

IP Intelligence

AI Patentability and Inventorship: Practitioners also face the prospect of having an AI drafting program add details, such as embodiments or other features, to an application draft that could be part of a claim or later become part of a claim. AI also cannot hold a USPTO account or independently access a practitioner’s account.

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Prior Art: The Patent Pitfall

Larson & Larson

A high number of patent applications are given a non-final rejection from the USPTO according to Yale. Often, the reason that the patent office will cite for rejecting an application is the presence of prior art. You may have heard the term ‘prior art’ before in the context of patents.

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Understanding The Patent Specification Of An Invention

Intepat

It is a crucial techno-legal document constituted by scientific and technical disclosures which designate the basis of the rights of a patent. Section 7(4) of the Patents Act, 1970 ( the Act) directs that every patent application shall be accompanied by a provisional or a complete specification.