USPTO rescinds AI inventorship analysis as office embraces streamlined guidance
By Nick Robertson ( November 26, 2025, 21:44 GMT | Insight) -- The US Patent and Trademark Office will no longer apply the Pannu factors of inventorship to inventions conceived by a single person with the assistance of AI, according to new guidance announced Wednesday. The move reduces barriers to invention for AI-assisted work, consistent with recent moves by office leadership to embrace AI innovation.The US Patent and Trademark Office continued its embrace of artificial intelligence Wednesday, moving to simplify the inventorship analysis for AI-assisted patent applications. ...
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