[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 189 (Monday, September 30, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 51522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21190]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No. PTO-C-2019-0029]
Request for Comments on Patenting Artificial Intelligence
Inventions
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Request for comments; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
published a request for comments in the Federal Register on August 27,
2019, seeking public comment on the subject of patenting artificial
intelligence inventions. Through this notice, the USPTO is extending
the period for public comment until November 8, 2019.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before November 8, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent by email to
[email protected]. Comments may also be submitted by postal mail
addressed to the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria VA 22313-1450. Although comments may
be submitted by postal mail, the USPTO prefers to receive comments via
email. Because written comments will be made available for public
inspection, information that a respondent does not desire to be made
public, such as a phone number, should not be included in the written
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Coke Stewart, Senior Policy Advisor,
the Office of the Under Secretary and Director of the USPTO, (571) 272-
8600.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 27, 2019, the United States Patent
and Trademark Office published a notice in the Federal Register
requesting public input on patent-related issues regarding artificial
intelligence inventions for purposes of evaluating whether further
examination guidance is needed to promote the reliability and
predictability of patenting artificial intelligence inventions. See
Request for Comments on Patenting Artificial Intelligence Inventions,
84 FR 44889 (Aug. 27, 2019). The notice requested public comments on or
before October 11, 2019. Through this notice, the USPTO is extending
the period for public comment until November 8, 2019, to give
interested members of the public additional time to submit comments.
All other information and instructions to commenters provided in the
original notice remain unchanged. Previously submitted comments do not
need to be resubmitted.
Andrei Iancu,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of
the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2019-21190 Filed 9-27-19; 8:45 am]
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