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Navigating epi AI Guidelines with Confidence: How Solve Intelligence Supports Compliance
In 2024, the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi) published its Guidelines on the Use of Generative AI in the Work of Patent Attorneys. These Guidelines provide practical guardrails for the responsible use of generative AI in patent practice, reaffirming that professional responsibility, confidentiality, and transparency remain central when AI tools are used.
In our earlier blog post, we outlined the key principles set out in the epi Guidelines. Since then, the Guidelines themselves have not changed. However, the use of AI in patent workflows has continued to mature, and so has Solve Intelligence.
This update highlights how Solve Intelligence supports compliance with the epi Guidelines in day-to-day practice, focusing on concrete product capabilities and supporting processes.
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The EPO Scales Up AI-Assisted Minute-Taking in Oral Proceedings
Artificial intelligence is becoming an everyday reality in intellectual property workflows. In a noteworthy development, the European Patent Office (EPO) has announced that it will expand the use of AI to assist in drafting minutes of oral proceedings in examination and opposition cases throughout 2026.
This move follows a successful pilot phase involving approximately 150 oral proceedings since May 2025.