<IP Practice Online> “Generative AI and intellectual property rights, etc.” (Attorney Taichi Kakinuma)
日本語版: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7511584108058206208-ja Article information Content type: Lectures and videos Categories: Copyright Issues: Generative AI / Copyright limitations / Copyright infringement First published on this site: 2026-10-03 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 <IP Practice Online> “Generative AI and intellectual property rights, etc.” (Attorney Taichi Kakinuma) 1. “Development/training” and “generation/use” stages Legal e
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[Article / Patents] Use of AI in patent examination (Yasuhiro Igarashi, Patent, August 2025)
Practical patent-examination tasks were tested using cloud models (GPT, etc.) and on-premises models (Llama, etc.). Introducing generative AI presents distinctive challenges absent from conventional AI. Addressing hallucinations: Limiting tasks to reducing information (summarization) or transforming it (translation), rather than increasing it (creative answers), effectively minimizes risk.
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