Patentability of AI related inventions

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Patentability of AI related inventions The EPO perspective Dr Argyrios Bailas / Dr Doris Thums 5 June 2018

Definition of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Artificial Intelligence (AI) encompasses methods, systems and devices that exhibit behaviours perceived as intelligent by humans, such as learning, reasoning, inferring and making decisions An example is Machine Learning (ML), which gives a machine the ability to change according to experience gained by the machine itself. Implementations of AI/ML often fall under the definition of Computer-Implemented Inventions (CII) Neither AI nor ML are defined in the EPC

EPO applications in core AI Source: EPO. The number of European patent applications in core AI technologies corresponds to EP/WO families in the CPC classes G06N7, G06N5, G06N99 and G06N3. The number of European patent applications related to AI is derived from a full text search for related machine learning terminology in a corpus of EP/WO families. The results are presented by oldest priority date.

Application of AI Information retrieval, databases Bioinformatics Speech recognition Intelligent robots (behaviour, humanoids) Network management based on AI

What is AI – how do machines learn? neural networks discriminant analysis genetic algorithms machine learning rule-based systems fuzzy logic expert knowledge

Patentability requirements Patentability of AI and ML Art. 52(1) EPC Inventions in all fields of technology New Inventive Art. 52(2) and (3) EPC Mathematical methods, schemes, rules and methods for performing mental acts etc. are not regarded as inventions if claimed as such in the application Art. 54 and 56 EPC All features contributing to the technical character are taken into account for the assessment of inventive step of an invention in the field of AI and ML

Patents for AI under the EPC? Mathematical methods cannot be patented "as such" Two short words which have generated a large body of case law and extensive amendments to the Guidelines But which have resulted in a stable European approach

Exceptions to the exclusions from patentability As with CII, patents on AI and ML may be granted if the invention is not purely an abstract or intellectual concept implemented by using a computer, computer network or other programmable apparatus with technical effect of a technical character

Key issues – how to describe such inventions? Clarity in claim drafting and the description of the matter for which protection is sought care should be taken regarding the terms used common understanding of specific terminology cannot always be assumed Sufficiency of disclosure an invention has to be described sufficiently clearly and completely to be carried out by a person skilled in the art

Key issues – who is the inventor? No definition in patent law Uniform understanding that it is a natural person author who performed the creative act has moral rights to be acknowledged and mentioned substantive right to the invention

Key issues – AI and inventorship Can AI be the inventor? Can an invention be seen as wholly generated by AI without human intervention? Is it important who triggered the process?

Key issues – person skilled in the art An application shall disclose the invention in a manner for it to be carried out by a person skilled in the art An invention shall not be obvious to a person skilled in the art Effect of AI and ML inventions involving AI or ML may raise the level of skills and knowledge of the skilled person and thus the level of inventive step required

Is there a need to adapt the definition of a skilled person? Projects attempting algorithmically to create and to publish all possible new prior art thereby making the published concepts non-patentable Plurality of persons with the knowledge from the respective fields of the application skilled practitioners having means of AI and ML available

APPLICANTS AND SERVICES Opportunities and challenges Three key areas AI PATENT LEGAL SYSTEM APPLICANTS AND SERVICES PATENT OFFICES AI finds prior art, invents and drafts patents AI as a computer- implemented invention AI processes patents and assists decision-making §§

EPO Conference “Patenting AI” - 30 May 2018, Munich Tackling issues relating to patenting of AI Impact on the global economy Patentability of AI at the EPO, and internationally Ethical and societal issues

EPO Conference “Patenting AI” – main issues AI is part of CII Inventions based on algorithms patentable if not claimed as such No legislative change necessary How to determine entitlement if the invention was created by AI? Drafting claims avoiding “black box” Disclosure of the invention in the description is essential

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