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Action Plan for Utilization of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology (FY2022-2026 edition)

June 24, 2022
Project Team for Usefulness Verification of AI-related Technologies

In FY2017, the JPO published the "Action Plan for Utilization of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology" (hereinafter referred to as the "Action Plan"), describing a six-year plan (until FY2022) for the utilization of AI technology to improve efficiency and quality of the JPO administrative work. Since then, the JPO has promoted the project while revising the Action Plan annually.

As initiatives under the Action Plan to date, the JPO has developed several tools, for example, an automated patent classification assigning tool for foreign patent documents, re-ranking tool for patent documents and image search tool for trademarks and provided these tools to examiners on a trial basis to improve the efficiency and quality of the JPO administrative work (see Reference).

In light of the recent changes in the circumstances surrounding the JPO and the rapid advancement of AI technology, the JPO conducted a research project in FY2021 (hereinafter referred to as the "AI Research Project") to examine how AI should be utilized in the JPO over the next five years or so.

Considering the results of the AI Research Project and opinions from external experts, a new Action Plan (FY2022-2026 edition) was developed (see Documents 1 and 2).

Based on the new Action Plan (FY2022-2026 edition), the JPO will continue to work proactively on the utilization of AI technology to maximize the results, while also seeking for external cooperation.

[Last updated 24 June 2022]

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