AI Innovation Center hosted a knowledge session on intellectual property with a special emphasis on AI, featuring Bart Jan Niestadt from V.O. Patents & Trademarks and Twan Uijttewaal from Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO). Niestadt’s exploration of artificial intelligence (AI) and its intersection with patent law delved into the complexities of patenting AI-related inventions.
Niestadt emphasized the necessity for technical novelty, inventiveness, and industrial applicability in defining an invention, as outlined in the European Patent Convention. He highlighted the challenge of fitting AI innovations into the technical category due to their reliance on mathematical methods and computer programs.
Start-ups operating in the field of artificial intelligence were encouraged to carefully consider intellectual property rights, as it can be rewarding to do so. Niestadt’s insights shed light on the importance of understanding when an abstract concept becomes a technical advancement, especially in the realm of AI, which often straddles the fine line between technical advancements and abstract concepts.
