China's Jiangsu issues guidelines on AI-dataset IP registration, commercialization

By MLex Staff ( November 10, 2026, 08:52 GMT | Insight) -- New guidelines from the intellectual property regulator in China’s eastern Jiangsu province has clarified which artificial intelligence datasets qualify for registration under the country's data-IP pilot program, how they can be commercialized and protected and what evidentiary weight registration certificates carry.New guidelines from the intellectual property regulator in China’s eastern Jiangsu province have clarified which artificial intelligence datasets qualify for registration under the country's data-IP pilot program, how they can be commercialized and protected and what evidentiary weight registration certificates carry....

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