The agency wants to allow “bona fide” uses of AI while limiting legal and ethical risks.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) posted a notice this month issuing guidance on the use of AI in trademark applications. The agency is not yet requiring applicants to disclose their use of AI in submitted applications, but it is cautioning applicants to “be mindful of their disclosure obligations.”
“These tools have the potential not only to lower the barriers and costs of in-office practice, but also to enable legal practitioners to serve their clients with improved quality and efficiency,” the notice states. is stated. “As the use of AI continues to expand globally, [intellectual property] It is essential for communities to address the legal and ethical considerations that arise with the use of these technologies. ”
One of the main risks of using AI is that legal and ethical mistakes embedded in existing texts that AI extracts from existing texts to create AI-generated texts will be replicated in unknown locations. That's it. The USPTO reminds applicants and attorneys that they remain liable for any legal mistakes made on their applications, even if made through the use of AI.
Follow the Lord's guidance and pray with us…
- To Commissioner Cathy Vidal, who oversees the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
- As Secretary Gina Raimondo and Commerce Department officials seek to set standards for the use of artificial intelligence in the U.S. market.
source: FedScoop, JD Supra, Reuters
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