Artificial intelligence technologies: new patenting rules

The article presents the results of a study on problematic issues related to the disclosure of information on inventions and utility models based on the use of AI in a patent application. Based on the analysis of foreign experience and domestic law enforcement practice, substantiated proposals have been developed for adjusting the requirements for application documents and the rules for their examination in the form of draft legal norms. In particular, lists of AI features that can characterize AI in the claims are formulated, as well as requirements for disclosure in the description of the characteristics of training data, training methods, and the AI model validation (verification) strategy.

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