# USPTO looks to AI agents to ease examiner workloads

- Source: Government Executive
- Published: 2026-10-21T17:34:31+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://www.govexec.com/technology/2026/10/uspto-ai-agents-ease-examiner-workloads/416729/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/uspto-looks-to-ai-agents-to-ease-examiner-workloads-09372a/

The office’s Acting Commissioner for Patents Barry Schindler said putting agents in the hands of its examiners “can shorten that [review process] to one year, because you can pick up the phone and have conversations.”

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