Another USPTO AI-assisted examination tool ready for prime time
August 14, 2025
August 14, 2025
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Patent and Trademark Office issued the following news release:
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Another USPTO AI-assisted examination tool ready for prime time
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Beginning in September 2022, utility patent examiners at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) began conducting prior art searches through the Similarity Search tool ( SimSearch ), an AI-assisted feature aimed at helping examiners more effectiv . . .
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Another USPTO AI-assisted examination tool ready for prime time
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Beginning in September 2022, utility patent examiners at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) began conducting prior art searches through the Similarity Search tool ( SimSearch ), an AI-assisted feature aimed at helping examiners more effectiv . . .