The Best Practice

Deep dive into OpenAI’s growing patent portfolio. Let’s explore OpenAI’s patent filing strategy, the technical specifics of their patents, and what might be coming next. More in this article: https://bestpatent.eu/unlocking-openais-patent-secrets-a-deep-dive-into-ai-innovation/

Zwei Patentanwälte diskutieren über ein neues Samsung-Patent. Es geht um einen Roboter, der sich auf den Benutzer ausrichtet und dafür eine Kombination aus Geräusch-Ortung und Bildkennung nutzt. 🔗 Wichtige Links: - Samsung-Patent: https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search?q=pn%3DEP3680754B1 - Die größten Patentanmelder beim EPA: https://report-archive.epo.org/about-us/annual-reports-statistic...

We couldn't cover all the questions in our last session, so here's another Q&A on patents for artificial intelligence and machine learning. This is a recorded LinkedIn Live. Don't miss the next one: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bastianbest/recent-activity/events/

I asked my LinkedIn network to ask me anything about patents for artificial intelligence and machine learning. This is a recorded LinkedIn Live. Sorry for the bad audio of the participants asking questions. I'll work on that. Don't miss my next LinkedIn Live: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bastianbest/

This is a recording of a presentation I was giving on 29 March 2023 on patents in the Metaverse at the 7th WIPO Conversation on Intellectual Property and the Metaverse. The WIPO Conversations are a forum to facilitate discussion about the impact of so-called “frontier technologies” on IP, including (obviously) artificial intelligence. The topic of my presentation was “Patenting platforms, AI, and...

Here's a list of examples of patentable and non-patentable AI in Europe. Book a free virtual coffee meeting with me: https://bestpatent.eu/

Technical drawings obviously make great sense in mechanical patents. But in many digital patents the figures have much less value. Here's why.

AI patents are literally everywhere. It’s funny that every time I look up AI-related patent filings for one of my clients you can bet that we see a quasi-exponential growth trajectory. Listen to the episode for examples. Question to you: How is the AI patent growth rate in your industry? Please write your industry in the comments so we can have a look at the numbers. Links to the articles cited in...

“How to claim the AI before it self-adapted?”, especially when you don’t know how the AI adapted itself to the problem domain? This comment by Eric Stasik on yesterday’s content piece got me thinking. Here’s what I think about patenting blackbox AI. Book a free virtual coffee meeting with me: https://bestpatent.eu/

I believe patent law needs more flowcharts, so here’s one to explain AI/ML patents in Europe. I know it doesn’t answer the question “which aspects of AI are technical then?”. Would you like to see another video for that? Book a free virtual coffee meeting with me: https://bestpatent.eu/

"But software isn't patentable, is it?". That's actually a dangerous misconception. Maybe one source of confusion is the statement in the EPO guidelines that computer programs are excluded from patentability "if claimed as such". In the video I'm explaining what that actually means. Thanks to Christian Winkler for the great comment! Further reading: https://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/htm...

Here's one massive flaw in many digital patents, and how you can make it better. Question to you: Is there any good reason for drafting a digital patent without a computer program claim? Please let me know in the comments. Book a free virtual coffee meeting with me: https://bestpatent.eu/

I'm restarting this podcast by sharing everything I know about digital patents in small snackable pieces, because that’s my mission: To help IP professionals file better digital patents. There will be no regular upload schedule, so make sure you subscribe. And also follow me on LinkedIn for the latest news. Book a free virtual coffee meeting with me: https://bestpatent.eu/

I was invited to speak about "Patents for AI inventions in Europe" at the 6th International Conference "Protection of Intellectual Property Rights" in St. Petersburg (Russia). Here's a recording of my talk. You'll learn about the status quo of how the EPO examines computer-implemented inventions (CIIs) that involve artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning and related concepts, and...

Last week, the Enlarged Board of Appeal finally published its long-awaited decision G1/19 about the patentability of computer simulations. Does it revolutionize the patentability of computer simulations and patents for software in general, as some had hoped? Or is it rather a controlled evolution of the EPO's framework for computer-implemented inventions?  To find out I talked to a number of great...

An invention has to be novel to be patentable. But does any difference over the prior art do the job (e.g. a purely aesthetic one) or does it have to be technically relevant?  This is a recorded Clubhouse event I hosted with my colleague Patrick Heckeler 👉 https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-patrick-heckeler/   Shout-outs go to the panelists who spontaneously made great contributions: Martin Wilming...

What types of inventions in database technology are patentable in Europe? The EPO guidelines will be updated on 1 March 2021 with a new section specifically on database management systems and information retrieval. In this episode I will walk you through the final draft of the new section to see how clear the guidance is. Watch the video version on YouTube 👉 https://bastianbest.org/podcast ______...

Basic groundwork today. We're going through 10 EPO Board of Appeal decisions which relate to AI inventions. Topics include technical character, clarity, obviousness and sufficiency of disclosure. Watch the video version on YouTube 👉 https://bastianbest.org/podcast _______________________________ LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE 1. T 1942/07 of 11.4.2011 https://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-ap...

Welcome to the very first episode of the podcast! As we go through the section on AI and machine learning in the examination guidelines, I'll tell you why the EPO's current approach is too restrictive when it comes to patenting AI innovations. At the end of the episode, I'm sharing my best tips for how to draft AI patent applications so that they fulfill what’s in the guidelines. 👉 Watch this epi...