Patent Office Offers Two-Week Extension For Comments On AI ‘Inventorship’ Guidance

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is reopening for two weeks the comment period on “Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions,” to accommodate additional parties hoping to weigh in on the document after the comments window closed in May. “After the comment period for the guidance closed, the USPTO became aware of some continued stakeholder interest in submitting comments on the guidance. Therefore, the USPTO is reopening the written comment period for the guidance to ensure that all stakeholders have a...