Made for each other: AI and IP

In February President Trump signed an Executive Order officially launching the American AI Initiative, making the US the latest member of an international movement towards formal national policies regarding artificial intelligence (AI). While the full implications are not yet clear, these recently-adopted strategies could greatly impact the field of IP.

AI and its related subfields, such as machine learning, are important technologies through which patent authorities can gain deeper insights into patent applications, patent classification, and the IP landscape in general. Indeed, numerous national patent authorities around the world have already begun implementing their own AI initiatives.