The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has begun soliciting industry information on artificial intelligence technologies and other IT capabilities to enhance the patent and trademark examination processes.
Enhancing USPTO Efficiency
According to the request for information posted on SAM.gov Wednesday, USPTO is seeking contractors with new AI tools or IT capabilities that could boost the agency’s efficiency in granting patents, registering trademarks and advancing intellectual property policies. The new technologies will be used to assist patent examiners and trademark examining attorneys while minimizing application pendency.
The agency intends to utilize the technologies to establish an enhanced AI infrastructure focused on accelerating the application process, minimizing backlogs and reinforcing applicant data security to prevent IP theft. The tools should also be capable of developing a feedback system to facilitate future enhancements.
Through the RFI, USPTO aims to gain a better understanding of the commercial market to determine the potential of integrating low or no cost AI-powered tools or IT services into their operations to enhance their efficiency. Aside from agency operations, the potential project intends to bolster employee effectiveness, public service and accessibility to the IP system.
The AI tool should be capable of leveraging machine learning, neural networks, computer vision, natural language processing, large language models, deep learning, Big Data-driven analytics, blockchain, and analogous data science and information retrieval approaches. Examples of potential approaches include IT refinements, robotic process automation bot development and implementation, new code and other concepts to optimize current processes.
Interested vendors have until June 17 to submit their responses.
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