[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 3, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66176-66177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26104]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Patent and Trademark Office

[Docket No. PTO-C-2019-0038]


Request for Comments on Intellectual Property Protection for 
Artificial Intelligence Innovation

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 October 30, 
2019, seeking public comment on the impact of artificial intelligence 
(``AI'') technologies on intellectual property law and policy. Through 
this notice, the USPTO is extending the period for public comment until 
January 10, 2020.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before January 10, 2020.

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 U.S. 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 and testimony 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 
testimony or written comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Coke Stewart, Office of the Under 
Secretary and Director of the USPTO, (571) 272-8600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 30, 2019, the United States 
Patent and Trademark Office published a notice in the Federal Register 
requesting public input on copyright, trademark, and other intellectual 
property rights issues that may be impacted by AI. See Request for 
Comments on Intellectual Property Protection for Artificial 
Intelligence Innovation, 84 FR 58141 (Oct. 30, 2019). The notice 
requested public comments

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on or before December 16, 2019. Through this notice, the USPTO is 
extending the period for public comment until January 10, 2020, 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.

    Dated: November 26, 2019.
Andrei Iancu,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of 
the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2019-26104 Filed 12-2-19; 8:45 am]
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