As part of a Papula-Nevinpat IP webcast by Tomi Konkonen, this article clarifies how to overcome some of the challenges associated with patenting software inventions in the era of artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things.
In the past, we used to think of software and machines as two distinct elements. Now we see the integration of these two, as machines are more equipped with smart technology. For traditional smokestack companies digital transformation creates also new opportunities and challenges in the protection of Intellectual Property, or IP.