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Intellectual Property

Mar. 5, 2019

Can we patent our machine-learning innovation?

The phrase “on the internet” became a running joke with patent attorneys after the dot com boom; today it might be “machine learning.” By John Kind Page 7

John E. Kind

Intellectual Property Associate
Fenwick & West LLP

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Can we patent our machine-learning innovation?
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Machine learning refers to a broad range of techniques with which a computer makes determinations about input data without explicit programming on how to get the result. Rather, the computer is programmed to "learn" to make determinations from features of the data. These techniques can be incredibly powerful and have been used in a wide range of industries, from guiding investment by predicting financial market behavior to improving the accuracy of voice interface sys...

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