[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4975-4976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01645]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Patent and Trademark Office

[Docket No.: PTO-P-2023-0001]


Public Meeting on Innovation Driven by Artificial Intelligence

AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) plays an 
important role in incentivizing and protecting innovation, including 
innovation driven by artificial intelligence (AI), to ensure continued 
U.S. leadership in AI and other emerging technologies (ET). The USPTO's 
Texas Regional Office will host a public meeting on innovation driven 
by AI on February 8, 2023, at 11 a.m. CT. The meeting will be held in 
collaboration with the Dallas Bar Association (DBA) Intellectual 
Property (IP) section and the State Bar of Texas IP section. This will 
be the third meeting in the USPTO's AI/ET Partnership Series. First 
announced in June 2022, the AI/ET Partnership provides an opportunity 
to bring stakeholders together through a series of engagements to share 
ideas, feedback,

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experiences, and insights on the intersection of IP and AI/ET.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on February 8, 2023, from 11 
a.m. to 3 p.m. CT. Persons seeking to speak at the listening session 
during the meeting must register by February 2, 2023, at the website in 
ADDRESSES.

ADDRESSES: Register at www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/aiet-partnership-series-3-ai-driven-innovation. The public meeting will be held 
virtually and in person at the Arts District Mansion, 2101 Ross Ave., 
Dallas, TX 75201. Because in-person attendance is limited, anyone 
wishing to attend in person is advised to register early at 
www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/aiet-partnership-series-3-ai-driven-innovation. All major entrances to the building are accessible to 
people with disabilities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Srilakshmi Kumar at 
[email protected]. You can also send inquiries to 
[email protected]. Please direct all media inquiries to the 
Office of the Chief Communications Officer at 571-272-8400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USPTO held its inaugural AI/ET 
Partnership meeting in June 2022. This meeting provided an overview of 
the National AI Initiative and the USPTO's efforts on AI/ET, including 
the USPTO AI Patent Dataset. The meeting also discussed important 
patent policy issues related to AI/ET inventions, such as subject 
matter eligibility, disclosure, and inventorship.
    The USPTO held its second AI/ET Partnership meeting in September 
2022. This meeting focused on AI and biotechnology, and explored 
current trends highlighting the convergence of technologies in the life 
sciences and AI, as well as the IP considerations arising from this 
technological convergence.
    The USPTO will hold its third AI/ET Partnership meeting virtually 
and in person at the Arts District Mansion in Dallas, Texas, on 
Wednesday, February 8. This meeting is being hosted by the USPTO's 
Texas Regional Office in collaboration with the DBA IP section and the 
State Bar of Texas IP section.
    During the meeting, panelists from the USPTO and diverse 
stakeholders from academia, industry, and law firms will explore 
various IP policy issues with respect to AI-driven innovation. Panel 
discussions will cover: (1) the current state of AI-driven innovation, 
(2) ways to address inventions created with significant AI 
contributions, and (3) unanticipated IP challenges from AI-driven 
innovation. The meeting will also include a public listening session.

Instructions and Information on the Public Meeting

    The public meeting will be held virtually and in person at the Arts 
District Mansion, 2101 Ross Ave., Dallas, TX 75201, from 11 a.m. to 3 
p.m. CT. The agenda is available on the USPTO website at www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/aiet-partnership-series-3-ai-driven-innovation. 
Registrations to attend the meeting and requests to speak at the 
listening session may be submitted on the same web page.

Katherine K. Vidal,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of 
the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2023-01645 Filed 1-25-23; 8:45 am]
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