The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced the upcoming launch of an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered image-based prior-art search tool for design patents, scheduled to go live on ...
The law for design patent obviousness may change in the upcoming months when a decision is issued from the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals from the February 2024 en banc rehearing[1] of LKQ Corp. v.
“[USPTO Director Nominee John] Squires called for the adoption of more AI tools to ensure that the Office is issuing patents of ‘provable quality.’” Today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ...