Tag: IP strategy

Stricter requirements for AI patents

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Revised patent examination guidelines have come into force in China, significantly tightening the requirements for inventions in the field of artificial intelligence. They make it clear that technical innovation is no longer sufficient for patenting. In the future, patentable AI solutions must also be legally permissible, ethically acceptable, and technically transparent. Examiners place particular emphasis… Continue reading Stricter requirements for AI patents

The Renaissance of Design

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Once regarded as the unbeloved child of IP protection, design is now experiencing a coming of age. While patents and trademarks used to be the essential way of IP protection, the number of global registrations has skyrocketed over the past few years, since companies have become aware of the benefits of designs in their own… Continue reading The Renaissance of Design