Intellectual Property
May 20, 2026
Artificial intelligence at the USPTO: Evolving patent eligibility guidance and emerging uses in practice
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AI is reshaping the patent landscape, prompting updated USPTO guidance on subject matter eligibility and transforming patent proceedings before the USPTO.
The path to eligibility for AI-related patents under Title 35 U.S. Code, Section 101 has been historically difficult. USPTO data of AI inventions from 2015 to 2020 reveals that AI-related inventions, such as natural language processing, were approximately five times more likely to be rejected for l...
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