Exploring the AI Patent Landscape: Emerging Top Trends and Shifts to Watch For
Inventions involving artificial intelligence (AI) continue to face several issues on patentability as it does not qualify as the inventor in US patent applications. The amendment to Section 256 of the America Invents Act removed the deceptive intent requirement while still allowing the correction of inventorship. Although this could resolve incorrect inventorship, patentees may not always agree to adjustments and dispute a claim instead. Thus, posing a myriad of issues on invalidation and unenforceability of patent applications for AI-related inventions. These and other developments underscore the need for patent owners and businesses alike to stay updated with emerging regulatory trends [...]