A new initiative to partner with communities working with artificial intelligence and emerging technologies will expand efforts of promoting intellectual property protection in these areas, the US Patent and Trademark Office hopes.
In a Federal Register notice published on Monday, the PTO said it is focused on incentivizing more innovation in key technology areas such as AI and ET—which includes quantum computing, synthetic biology, blockchain, and virtual reality. The office announced a series of meetings intended to explore “AI/ET-related initiatives at