AI-assisted patent prior art searching – feasibility study 2020 (IPO)

A research paper from the IPO

• From: Competition and Markets Authority
• Published: 25 March 2022

• Category: Ad hoc research
• Original publisher: Intellectual Property Office
• Research area: Technology
• Research topic: Application programming interface, Artificial intelligence, Digital transformation, Intellectual property
• Research publish date: 22 April 2020

Abstract

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) commissioned Cardiff University to undertake a research study. The study seeks to understand the feasibility, technical complexities and effectiveness of using artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to improve operational processes of registering IP rights.

Citation

Intellectual Property Office, AI-assisted patent prior art searching – feasibility study (2020) [online] Available at: AI-assisted patent prior art searching - feasibility study [Accessed on 4 February 2022]

Link

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ai-assisted-patent-prior-art-searching-feasibility-study

Published 25 March 2022