In the News: Can AI Own Patents? ; Fading China Optimism; and US Targets Chinese Chips

State Intellectual Property Office issues guidelines on AI as patent inventors; German and British companies are less optimistic about their China prospects, with a caveat; and U.S. adds a range of companies involved in Chinese chipmaking to Entity List

By CLP staff and Brian Chan

In the News: Can AI Own Patents? ; Fading China Optimism; and US Targets Chinese Chips

China Determines Whether AI Can be Registered as Inventors

On Dec 6, China’s State Intellectual Property Office issued the Guidelines for Patent Applications for Artificial Intelligence-Related Inventions (Draft for Comments) (人工智能相关发明专利申请指引（征求意见稿)).

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