dc.contributor.author | Ndlovu, Lonias | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-04T11:46:27Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-03-04T11:46:27Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Ndlovu, L. 2021. Enhancing the value of patents as corporate assets in South Africa : how can artificial intelligence (AI) assist? . Potchefstroomse elektroniese regsblad = Potchefstroom electronic law journal, 2021(24):1-38 [http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/1727-
3781/2021/v24i0a10736] | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1727-3781 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10394/38767 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/1727-
3781/2021/v24i0a10736 | |
dc.description.abstract | Although the accounting definition of assets contemplates
intangible, abstract assets such as those embodied in
intellectual property (IP), South African company law largely
views IP as a legal and not a business asset. This paper
tentatively suggests an approach that uses artificial intelligence
(AI) to mitigate weaknesses in the South African patent law
relating to the absence of patent searches and examinations. It
is hoped that using AI will enable the filing of quality patents that
satisfy the prescribed patentability criteria. High-quality patents
will allow companies to accumulate patents as corporate assets.
The approach is based on the algorithmic use of AI technologies
such as machine learning, natural language processing, deep
learning alongside the Internet of Things, and IP analytics to
strengthen South Africa's IP system and create asset value for
corporations. The paper recommends using the proposed AI
technologies by companies and the Patents Office to enable the
filing of high-quality patents, which will lead to the accumulation
of corporate assets in the form of patents. The methodology is
doctrinal, and the paper relies on recent literature on IP and AI,
South African law, case law and examples drawn from studies
conducted in other countries. | en_US |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | PER/PELJ | en_US |
dc.subject | Corporate assets | en_US |
dc.subject | Intellectual property | en_US |
dc.subject | Patents | en_US |
dc.subject | Patentability criteria | en_US |
dc.subject | State of the art | en_US |
dc.subject | Prior art search | en_US |
dc.subject | Artificial intelligence | en_US |
dc.subject | Machine-learning | en_US |
dc.subject | Deep learning | en_US |
dc.subject | 4th Industrial Revolution | en_US |
dc.title | Enhancing the value of patents as corporate assets in South Africa : how can artificial intelligence (AI) assist? | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |