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Intellectual Property,
Health Care & Hospital Law

Mar. 18, 2020

AI’s growing impact in health science

Artificial intelligence applied to the health sciences refers to the use of complex algorithms to emulate human cognition in the analysis of medical data.

Paul S. Hunter

Managing Partner
Foley & Lardner LLP

Email: phunter@foley.com

Paul chairs the firm's Electronics Patent Practice. Paul's primary focus is to assist companies in maximizing the value of their innovation in electronics, computer hardware and software, artificial intelligence, machine learning, semiconductor, memory, and other such fields.

[THIS COLUMN APPEARED IN THE 2020 TOP IP LAWYER SUPPLEMENT]

Artificial intelligence applied to the health sciences refers to the use of complex algorithms to emulate human cognition in the analysis of medical data. This article discusses current trends driving AI uptake in the field and example AI digital therapeutics and provides a case study. The article also briefly updates patent eligibility rules and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office cases on eligibility.

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