Rising Patent Applications - And Challenges - For New Technologies, Artificial Intelligence - Intellectual Property Watch

The steady increase in innovations relating to new digital technologies, in particular technologies using artificial intelligence, is matched by an upward patenting trend. The European Patent Office recently issued a study on the subject and is preparing a conference in May, while the World Intellectual Property Organization is working on its own in-depth study. However, the current patent system might not be ready for artificial intelligence-related inventions, according to a global standards-setting body. Please login or subscribe to read the full story.