By MLex Staff ( June 9, 2026, 02:18 GMT | Insight) — China is studying whether artificial intelligence can assist in generating patent-examination opinions, signaling a potential expansion of AI’s role into core patent-examination functions. The initiative, together with Brazil’s efforts to deploy AI tools and automate patent-processing workflows, highlights a broader trend among major patent offices to use AI to improve efficiency and quality while keeping final decisions in the hands of human examiners.China is studying whether artificial intelligence can assist in generating patent-examination opinions, signaling a potential expansion of AI’s role into core patent-examination functions….
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