Legislation roundup: AI Patents, Foreign Hospitals and Medical Representatives

AI cannot serve as a patent inventor. China allows wholly foreign-owned hospitals in nine major places. Marketing authorization holders are required to engage a medical representative for pharmaceutical academic promotion activities.

By Susan Mok

Intellectual Property

China National Intellectual Property Administration, Guidelines for Applying for Patents for Artificial Intelligence-Related Inventions (Draft for Comments)

国家知识产权局人工智能相关发明专利申请指引 (征求意见稿)

An inventor signing patent documents must be a natural person, and artificial intelligence systems and other subjects that are not natural persons may not serve as inventors.

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