USPTO seeks AI tools for patent examination modernization.
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is procuring AI assistant tools to modernize patent examination. The scope includes developing and deploying AI capabilities to assist patent examiners in prior art search, classification, and analysis. The buyer is the USPTO, serving the patent examination process. Requirements likely involve AI/ML expertise, data analytics, and integration with existing systems. The contract value is unknown, but the effort is part of a modernization initiative with potential multi-year duration.