Inside The EPO’s AI Push With Angel Aledo Lopez

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The episode discusses the impact of AI on patent processes with insights from the European Patent Office's CTO and COO.

Send us Fan Mail What happens when the European Patent Office’s CTO and COO says the hardest part of technology isn’t the code, it’s the culture? Lee and Gwilym sit down with Angel Aledo Lopez to unpack how AI is changing the way patents are examined, filed, and managed, and why human judgment still anchors the system.

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Hosts: Lee, Gwilym

Guest: Angel Aledo Lopez

Topics covered

• AI
• patents
• technology
• culture
• innovation

Keywords

• AI
• patents
• European Patent Office
• technology culture
• human judgment

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Organizations: European Patent Office

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