United Kingdom: Published UKIPO Guidelines on patent applications relating to AI inventions

Published UKIPO Guidelines on patent applications relating to AI inventions

On 22 September 2022, the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) published the guidelines for the examination of patent applications for inventions relating to artificial intelligence (AI). The guidelines clarify that patents are available for AI inv…

Scope

Policy Area

Intellectual property

Policy Instrument

Patent protection regulation

Regulated Economic Activity

ML and AI development

Implementation Level

national

Government Branch

executive

Government Body

other regulatory body

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2021-10-29

in consultation

On 29 October 2021, the UK government opened a public consultation on Artificial Intelligence and I…

2022-01-07

processing consultation

On 7 January 2022, the United Kingdom government closed the public consultation on Artificial Intel…

2022-06-28

concluded

On 28 June 2022, the UK government published its response to the consultation on "Artificial intell…

2022-09-22

adopted

On 22 September 2022, the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) published the guidelines for the ex…

2023-11-23

rejected

On 23 November 2023, the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) temporarily suspended the guidelines…

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Published UKIPO Guidelines on patent applications relating to AI inventions

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