On June 27, 2025, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) held their monthly press conference. Two highlights include the status of the “Blue Sky” patent agency rectification campaign and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in patent examination.

CNIPA stated that it imposed “centralized rectification of 35 institutions that have been found to have a large number of abnormal applications, and intends to impose heavy penalties such as suspension of business and license revocation.” With respect to AI, CNIPA stated, “in the near future, we will further upgrade the application of artificial intelligence in patent examination work, and help examiners better understand invention concep-tion and conduct technical analysis faster by improving the accuracy of searching prior art, so as to provide stronger support for improving the quality and efficiency of examination.” Further, “the [AI-generated] results generated cannot be directly used as examination opinions.

                                                                                                                             Source. www.cnipa.gov.cn