United States and Chinese patent practitioners this week called for considerations to change patent legislation and allow patenting algorithms in the future. They spoke at a 30 May conference of the European Patent Office in Munich on "Patenting Artificial Intelligence." Please login or subscribe to read the full story.

The impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on our daily lives is intensively discussed in all areas of society and technology, around the globe. How relevant is patenting to the world of AI? The European Patent Office will be addressing the challenges and opportunities of patenting AI at a one day conference, connecting people from business, academia, the judiciary, policy making and patent offices in a series of lectures and panel discussions. Are you involved in patents and AI developments? This is the event to attend!