"The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced today that it will be extending the Artificial Intelligence Search Automated Pilot Program (ASAP!) until June 1, 2026, to gather additional information and continue evaluating the program's effectiveness."
"In March 2026, the Office announced it would increase the number of petitions it is accepting into the Pilot to 3,200 across all TCs that examine utility applications, or 400 per TC, and would also waive the petition fee in order to alleviate any financial barriers to participate."
"In the event a petition under ASAP! is granted, the Office uses an AI tool that uses the classification of the application under the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) system, as well as the specification, including the claims and abstract, of the application as contextual information."
The USPTO announced an extension of the Artificial Intelligence Search Automated Pilot Program (ASAP!) until June 1, 2026. The program aims to evaluate the impact of sharing automated search results before application examination. The number of accepted petitions will increase to 3,200 across all tech centers, with a waiver of the petition fee to encourage participation. Currently, 169 petitions have been received, with 76 granted. The AI tool used in the program analyzes application classification and specifications to find similar information in public databases.
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