By Inbar Preiss ( May 20, 2026, 13:22 GMT | Insight) -- AI will force patent holders and offices to reassess core principles, including inventorship and examiner capacity, Ruud Peters warns. Faster, cheaper and more complex AI-assisted inventions will increase filings and test whether the current system can still create business value at scale, said the former Philips executive vice president.Artificial intelligence will force patent holders to reassess core concepts, including inventorship, obviousness and the role of patent offices, according to Ruud Peters, former chief intellectual property officer and executive vice president at Philips....
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