‘Seonjin 5dae’ Patent Trial and Appeal Board Chief Meeting Discusses AI Utilization and Response

The heads of the five advanced patent trial and appeal boards gathered in one place to discuss the utilization of artificial intelligence in the patent trial process and response measures.

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the Korean Intellectual Property Office announced on the 11th that it held the "5th Meeting of the Heads of the Five Advanced (Korea, United States, China, Europe, Japan, hereinafter IP5) Patent Trial and Appeal Boards" in Seoul.

Provided by the Korean Intellectual Property Office

The meeting is a cooperative body established by the IP5 patent offices in 2007, and this year marked its 5th session. Attendees included Park Jong-joo, head of the Korean Patent Trial and Appeal Board; Michael Kim, deputy director of the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board; Gao Shenghua, director of the Chinese Patent Reexamination and Invalidation Department; Carl Josephson, head of the European Patent Trial and Appeal Board; and Yasuda Futoshi, head of the Japanese Trial Department.

At the meeting, each country's delegation discussed trends and policy directions in patent trials by institution, issues of interest, informatization of trials, and the impact of artificial intelligence on trials.

In particular, regarding the issues surrounding artificial intelligence in patent trials, time was spent mutually sharing the impact of AI utilization on patent trials and plans and methods for applying AI in patent trials.

Following the meeting, the IP5 heads of patent trial and appeal boards are scheduled to attend the "International Patent Trial Seminar" held at the Korea Intellectual Property Center on the 12th, where they will meet with domestic company representatives, lawyers, patent attorneys, and other stakeholders in the domestic intellectual property field to share the discussions from the meeting.

Park Jong-joo, head of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, said, "The meeting is significant as it is the first occasion to discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on intellectual property trials," adding, "This event is expected to serve as an opportunity for the IP5 heads of patent trial and appeal boards to accept artificial intelligence within the scope of intellectual property trial systems."

He also emphasized, "The Patent Trial and Appeal Board will continue to lead international cooperation in the field of patent trials and maintain international cooperation to discuss intellectual property issues related to the development of artificial intelligence."

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