The China
National Intellectual Property Administratio (CNIPA) has
updated its examination guidelines to include a specific section on
how the office is likely to assess patent applications directed
towards new industries and new fields such as artificial
intelligence (AI). A preview of the update can be found on the CNIPA website and will come into
force on February 1, 2020.
Specifically, a new section 6 was added
to Chapter IX of Part Two of the Guidelines for Examination. The
update to the guidelines provides further clarify the examination
criteria of the invention application related to new industries and
new fields such as artificial intelligence, Internet plus, big
data, and blockchain.
