USPTO Automated Search Pilot Program: Enhancing Early Prior Art Assessment

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced an Automated Search Pilot Program in the Federal Register on October 8, 2025. This initiative evaluates the effects of providing AI-generated search results prior to substantive examination of original, noncontinuing, nonprovisional utility patent applications. By issuing an Automated Search Results Notice (ASRN) to participants, the […]

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