In a recent PTABWatch article titled “PTAB Provides Some Clarity on Artificial intelligence (AI) Obviousness in IPR decision,” the PTAB’s approach to evaluating obviousness in AI-related patents is examined.  The article discusses the case Tesla, Inc. v. Autonomous Devices, LLC, where the PTAB invalidated all challenged claims of U.S. Patent Number 11,055,583, which pertained

PatentNext Summary: Artificial Intelligence (AI) typically involves certain common aspects such as training data and AI models trained from that training data. Nonetheless, a recent Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision found that it is not always obvious to combine these common aspects to render an AI-based medical device invention unpatentable.Continue Reading PTAB finds Artificial Intelligence (AI) Medical Device Patent not so Obvious

PatentNext Summary: Computer and software-implemented inventions, especially in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), have experienced explosive growth in both Korea and the U.S. This article compares the similarities and differences between the patent laws of the two countries and identifies considerations when drafting a software-related patent application, with a focus on AI as an example technology.

This article is co-authored by Seong Tahk AHN and Ryan N. Phelan.

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