It is no question that Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) technologies have popped up in all aspects of society such as online shopping, music streaming, and social networking. The U.S. Patent and ...

Machine learning is helping the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office shorten the time it takes to assign patent applications to examiners, instead of having to redo its entire classification process, ...

Patent harmonisation came a step closer last month, with the launch of the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC). The new system has been developed by the EPO and USPTO and replaces their existing ...

The EPO and USPTO have launched a new patent classification system, called the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC), as part of efforts to harmonise patent procedures globally The CPC is effective ...

You won't find AI. Or quantum computing. In fact, most of the fastest-growing technologies for 2026 are in batteries, ...

As mentioned in my previous post on the Cooperative Patent Classification system (CPC), the International Patent Classification system (IPC), on which the CPC is based, is used by more than 100 patent ...

“To modernize our patent infrastructure, we need better tools to help inventors and examiners find relevant prior art.” Patent categories were established more than 100 years ago. There are dozens of ...

Inventors and entrepreneurs who are looking to cut costs frequently want to do their own patent search. This is a wise first move, because patent searches are critically important. But inventors need ...