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JPAA launches AI guideline for patent attorneys
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May 12,2025

The Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) launched AI usage guideline for work of patent attorneys (AI guideline) online on April 21, 2025.

 

AI guideline outlines the fundamental issues that patent attorneys should take into account when utilizing AI, particularly generative AI.  AI guideline aims to enable patent attorneys to provide clients with superior productivity and high-quality services by using AI technology appropriately and effectively with full understanding of the nature and risks of AI technology.

 

According to AI guideline, patent attorneys who utilize AI on their work should take care of the following matters, for example, possibility of violation of copy right, loss of novelty of IP right obtained using AI, handling secret and personal information and accuracy of output from AI.

 

Please refer to the following link for more details.

https://www.jpaa.or.jp/about-us/regulation#guideline

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