Re:Transform any text into a patent application (2014)
by AlbertCory on Sunday May 29, 2022 @12:02PM
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Rookie mistake: thinking the specification is the important thing.
The claims are the only thing that matters. I'm not saying it's impossible to generate those with AI, but claim language would be a much deeper project than anything you can knock off while you're bored. And "what does this claim actually cover? What did the PTO say recently about means-plus-function claims?" are not questions readily amenable to answering in an automated fashion.
At Google, I had the task of examining our 20,000 patent portfolio for a certain purpose which I won't mention. We had an in house tool which did a pretty good job of categorizing them, so I didn't have to read each one. There are a lot of legal technology firms already applying modern technology to the legal system.
As for searching, we sent a certain task to around 10 leading patent search firms, and compared their answers. The winner would cost around $5,000, if memory serves. If you're imagining it's worth millions of dollars: it isn't.
The claims are the only thing that matters. I'm not saying it's impossible to generate those with AI, but claim language would be a much deeper project than anything you can knock off while you're bored. And "what does this claim actually cover? What did the PTO say recently about means-plus-function claims?" are not questions readily amenable to answering in an automated fashion.
At Google, I had the task of examining our 20,000 patent portfolio for a certain purpose which I won't mention. We had an in house tool which did a pretty good job of categorizing them, so I didn't have to read each one. There are a lot of legal technology firms already applying modern technology to the legal system.
As for searching, we sent a certain task to around 10 leading patent search firms, and compared their answers. The winner would cost around $5,000, if memory serves. If you're imagining it's worth millions of dollars: it isn't.