Published novembre 2026
HGF Presents – The Skilled Person in the AI Era
As AI tools become embedded in technical and innovation workflows, an important question is emerging for patent practitioners: can AI outputs be used to demonstrate the notional skilled person’s thinking? This presentation explores recent EPO case law addressing that issue, highlighting how the EPO’s Technical Boards of Appeal currently view AI-generated outputs and what this means for assessing common general knowledge, claim interpretation, and inventive step.