AI and patent eligibility: practitioners predict 2025 tech trends

Sukanya Sarkar

January 09 2025

Sources in the US, UK, and Australia hope that pressing questions surrounding AI and patent eligibility will finally be answered this year

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Sukanya Sarkar

Special Projects Editor Managing IP

Sukanya manages the special projects published on Managing IP, including the IP Ones to Watch, 50 Most Influential People in IP and What Corporates Want. She also covers all IP-related issues in Asia including trademark, copyright, patent and design matters.

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