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Patenting AI, software, and the digital future.

Key Takeaways from the Patenting AI Masterclass

Artificial intelligence is reshaping whole industries, and with that comes a pressing question: how do we protect AI-driven innovations through patents? On 5 March 2025, I hosted the Patenting AI Masterclass, where we dove deep into the challenges...

Does the problem or the solution need to be technical?

I received a fantastic question from a newsletter reader that I’m sure many of you have pondered: Does the problem or the solution need to be technical in a European patent? The short answer? Both! In the European Patent Office (EPO), securing...

A Software Patent for Locking Out Factory Underperformers?

Imagine a factory where human operators control production devices. The system monitors each operator’s performance and restricts access based on their productivity. The idea is to prevent low-performing operators from causing further...

Will “Trained” AI Kill Your Patent?

If you draft patents for AI innovations, you must pay close attention to this new decision by the European Patent Office. The central question: The case centered on a method for controlling continuous chromatography using a “trained and...

New ChatGPT Patents

This article explores some of OpenAI’s recently published patents and patent applications, shedding light on their innovative approaches to training speech recognition models and iteratively editing text with chatbots. From leveraging weakly...

5 Things You Should Disclose in an AI Patent

The European Patent Office (EPO) has clarified its expectations for patents relating to Artificial Intelligence (AI) inventions. In a recent decision, the EPO emphasized five criteria for a sufficient disclosure to prevent patents being granted for...

Unlocking OpenAI’s Patent Secrets: A Deep Dive into AI Innovation

Recently, I hosted a LinkedIn Live where we took a deep dive into OpenAI’s growing patent portfolio. I’m excited to share the key insights and takeaways from that session with you. Let’s explore OpenAI’s patent filing strategy, the...

Ai Pin: What Humane’s Patent Filings Tell

Many tech reviews have been done about Humane’s Ai Pin which sets out to be “an opportunity for people to take AI with them everywhere and to unlock a new era of personal mobile computing which is seamless, screenless and sensing“...

5 quick checks on your outside counsel’s software patent claims

The other day I came across this post on LinkedIn about a claim drafting seminar my IP friend Ronak was giving. Interestingly, most attendees were in-house patent attorneys who wanted to be able to better check the quality of the drafts delivered...

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