Stephen Key, Forbes; Before You Begin The Patenting Process, Read This
"When I started to file patent applications, I was sure the United States Patent and Trademark Office
was against me. My claims were always rejected! I know better now. The
USPTO is your friend, not a foe. There is a specific process for
examining patent applications. If you’re unaware of how that process
works and how to win, you may feel surprised, upset, and indignant upon
learning the claims in your patent have been rejected.
Don’t be. It’s all part of the process. To the extent that you can,
leave your emotions out of it. Education can help you do that. You must
familiarize yourself with what to expect, and act in kind. Don’t let
yourself be motivated by fear...
6 Tips To Get The Most Out Of The Patenting Process..."
Echo Huang, Quartz; China has shot far ahead of the US on deep-learning patents
"China is outdoing the US in some kinds of AI-related intellectual property, according to a report published in mid-February by US business research firm CB Insights. The number of patents with the words “artificial intelligence” and “deep learning” published in China has grown faster than those published in the US, particularly in 2017, the firm found. Publication is a step that comes after applications are filed but before a patent is granted. The firm looked at data from the European patent office.
When it comes to deep learning—an advanced subset of machine learning, which uses algorithms to identify complex patterns in large amounts of data—China has six times more patent publications than the US, noted the report (pdf, p.7)...
...[W]hen it comes to patents using the term “machine learning,” often conflated with the term AI, China still lags behind. Searching patents for “machine learning” found the US had 882 related patent publications while China had 77 in 2017."
