On October 8, 2025, the Office announced the “Automated Search Pilot Program,” a new initiative that will use an internal AI tool to conduct a prior art search before an application undergoes substantive examination. The pilot program slated to begin on October 20, 2025 offers applicants a unique, early look at an AI-generated
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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