Ruud Peters on AI and the Future of IP 

About this Interview

Ruud Peters on AI and the Future of IP 

What if AI doesn’t just change how we work with IP, but changes the IP system itself? 

Ruud Peters’ view is unequivocal: “AI will transform the whole IP system.” 

What happens to inventive step when the person skilled in the art routinely uses AI? What happens when AI generates inventions? Will patent offices and existing classification systems keep pace? Could AI develop IP strategies better and faster than humans? And what happens to the traditional role of the patent attorney? 

This conversation goes beyond AI-assisted search and drafting to ask much bigger questions about invention, strategy, expertise and the future purpose of the patent system. 

If you are working in IP today, these are questions worth thinking about now. 

Holger Zimmer, Global Director Strategic Communications and Partnerships
Ruud Peters, Co-Director, CIP, University of Gothenburg, and former Head of IP at Philips

Artificial intelligence
Patents
IP strategy
Responsible innovation