Not So Obvious: Patent Examiners Need Advanced Tools to Support United States Innovation.

The article discusses the challenges faced by patent examiners in the United States and the need for advanced tools and training to support innovation. It highlights the redefinition of prior art and the increase in software-related inventions as obstacles faced by examiners. The article emphasizes the importance of AI tools in improving prior art searching and suggests that the Patent and Trademark Office can learn from innovative practices in foreign patent offices. It also calls for amendments to the PEQIA to provide concrete guidance and coordination with federal agencies. The text discusses various aspects related to patent examination and the need for advanced technology and training for patent examiners. It mentions the NAIIA and the creation of the NAIIO to promote AI-based technologies in the federal government. It also highlights President Biden's Executive Order to enhance examiner training and prevent obvious changes to drugs from being patented. Additionally, it discusses the AIA and its impact on prior art, as well as the proposed PEQIA to address concerns about patent quality. The text emphasizes the importance of boosting prior art searching with AI tools and federal agency coordination to enhance examiner technical training. The text discusses the challenges faced by patent examiners in evaluating multidisciplinary inventions and searching for prior art within various fields. The Patent and Trademark Office is implementing AI-driven tools to streamline the prior art searching process and adopting innovative practices from foreign patent offices to enhance AI-based acumen. Additionally, the office is working on partnerships and federal agency coordination to provide advanced technical training to examiners. The [Extracted from the article]