Summary Of New Guidelines Issued For Patent Applications Related To AI

Guidelines aimed to help patent applicants better understand and comply with current examination policies

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) recently released in early December the "Guidelines for Patent Applications Related to Artificial Intelligence (Draft for Comments)" to help patent applicants better understand and comply with current patent examination policies, thereby improving the quality of patent applications. Below are the main points and key modifications of the draft guidelines:

1. Types of AI-Related Patent Applications

The draft guidelines detail several common types of AI-related patent applications, including:

• Patent applications for AI algorithms or models themselves and their improvements or optimizations, such as advanced statistical and mathematical models, including machine learning, deep learning, neural networks, fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms, etc., as well as model structures, model compression, and