As defined, a patent is an exclusive right granted to an inventor in exchange for a full disclosure of the invention. Now that AI machines are able to invent arts and science, compliance with the current patenting requirements has become very challenging when it comes to AI inventions. Moreover,...

Purpose: Active product life cycle management contributes to supply chain optimization. However, in nowadays industry the high number of variants and backward loops complicate tracing the entire product lifecycle in an ERP system. Consequently, product lifecycle and corresponding...