The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has unveiled a comprehensive artificial intelligence strategy aimed at strengthening intellectual property protections while fostering AI-driven innovation. This initiative focuses on five key areas: advancing IP policies, integrating AI into operational processes, promoting ethical AI use, enhancing workforce expertise, and fostering global collaboration.
A major innovation in the USPTO’s approach is the implementation of AI-powered search tools to improve patent examination efficiency, along with open data initiatives that provide businesses access to critical datasets for AI model development. Ethical concerns, including bias mitigation and transparency, are also addressed to align AI adoption with legal and societal standards.
For Latin America, similar strategies could modernize IP systems by streamlining examination processes, bolstering anti-counterfeiting measures, and improving legal certainty for businesses. Colombia has already taken steps in this direction by adopting a national AI policy focused on strengthening governance, technological infrastructure, digital talent, and AI research while mitigating associated risks.
