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The Applicability of Existing Regulations as to Party and Practitioner Misconduct Related to the Use of Artificial Intelligence
Patent Trial and Appeal Board and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, USPTO — Judge Katherine K. Vidal
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The USPTO Director advised the PTAB, TTAB, and General Counsel that existing regulations apply when parties and practitioners use AI in Board submissions, requiring signed papers to be reviewed by a person, accuracy of factual and legal representations verified, confidentiality protected, and sanctions available for misconduct.
- Applies to
- lawyers, parties
- Effective
- See version history
- Current version
- Original · 06 Feb 2024
- Last verified
- 06 Sept 2026
What the document requires
- The memorandum is addressed to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and the Office of General Counsel.
- Existing USPTO rules apply regardless of how a submission is generated, including with AI assistance.
- Any paper submitted under signature must be reviewed by the person presenting the paper.
- The reasonable inquiry can include determining how the paper was prepared and verifying factual and legal representations.
- Sanctions may include striking papers, preclusion, affecting weight, terminating proceedings, criminal liability, and disciplinary action.
Version history
| Version | Date | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Originalcurrent | 2024-02-06 | First version recorded. | official |
Sources
- Patent Trial and Appeal Board and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, USPTO — The Applicability of Existing Regulations as to Party and Practitioner Misconduct Related to the Use of Artificial Intelligence (primary, court-pdf)
- SafeLegalAI us-court-ai-orders dataset row (coding, text excerpt, provenance)
Cite this record
SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "The Applicability of Existing Regulations as to Party and Practitioner Misconduct Related to the Use of Artificial Intelligence" (Patent Trial and Appeal Board and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, USPTO — Judge Katherine K. Vidal, Original, 2024-02-06), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-federal/us-uspto-boards-2024-ai-misconduct-memo (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.
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