The Japan Patent Office (JPO), together with the USPTO, the EPO, the CNIPA and the KIPO, has published a comparison table that summarizes the laws, examination guidelines and exemplary cases concerning AI-related inventions, which was approved by the five offices (IP5 Offices) in June 2023. The comparison table and its annex including Q&As from each of the IP5 Offices can be found at the following links.
 
<Examination practices on AI-related inventions>
https://www.jpo.go.jp/news/kokusai/ip5/document/gochou_ai/chart.pdf
　
<Annex>
https://www.jpo.go.jp/news/kokusai/ip5/document/gochou_ai/reply_en.pdf
 
The JPO is also expanding the support system within the JPO for examining AI-related inventions, aiming at assigning an officer in charge of AI-related technologies in each examination division to support the examiners conducting examinations of AI-related inventions.

 
Summary prepared by the International Information Group
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