China rejects AI-backed inventive-step arguments in patent prosecution
By MLex Staff ( August 11, 2026, 07:20 GMT | Insight) -- China’s top intellectual property regulator rejected a patent application that relied on an artificial intelligence chatbot response to support its inventive-step arguments, clarifying how AI output should be treated in patent examination.China’s top intellectual property regulator rejected a patent application that relied on an artificial intelligence chatbot response to support its inventive-step arguments, clarifying how AI output should be treated in patent examination....
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