This journal provides a forum for essays, papers and other achivements about intellectual property management.

CONTENTS
15 Articles for Intellectual Property Management	2
Prefatory Notes
In the Post-COVID Era Takashi Tsuno	4
Intellectual Property Rights and Generative AI Kimiaki Suzuki	6
Handling of Patent Eligibility for Software-Related Inventions in Japan (Part 1) Hiroaki Tsuno	8
Contributed Papers
Can a Machine Invent Something? Stephen Haley	12
AI as a chance in industry and as a subject of patent applications in Europe Uwe Borchert	16
A Glimpse into the IP future :Working with AI software Thomas Schlief	22
Unified Patent Court and the impact on the EPO opposition procedure Juergen Feldmeier	26
Challenges and Future Prospects for Generative AI Technology in China:Commentary on the ‘Administrative Measures for Generative Artificial Intelligence Services’ William XU	30
The Current and Future of Artificial Intelligence Patents in China Ma Butian	34
Effectiveness of the Partial Refusal System in Trademark Applications Ea Roo Kang	38
Protection and Use of AI-related Technologies Inhan Kim	42
AI is Also Human-made Kevin Kim	44
Commentary on the Examination Criteria for AI-related Inventions Seong-Uk Yang	48
Introduction of TDM Immunity in the Korean Copyright Act and its Significance Youngjae Jung	52
AI-Related IP Trends in Korea Peter Sungjin CHUN	58
Guidelines for AI Inventions in KOREA JaeYun LEE	62
Admissibility of Free Implementation Defense Based on Prior Design that Served as Basis for Application of Exception to Lack of Novelty (Decision by the Supreme Court on February 23, 2023, 2021Hu10473, confirmation of scope of rights (D)) Jung-Won LEE	64
A Brief Discussion on the Patentability and Copyright of AI Creations Fang-Fu Guo	68
AI Technology-related Patent Applications and Judgements Tzu-Lien Ou	72
New Economic Model in the Post-COVID World – Generative AI and New Business Dr. Rajeshkumar Acharya & Priya Khamar	76
Inventor Eligibility for Artificial Intelligence at the Brazilian Patent Office Roberto Carapeto	78
India’s AI Utilisation Policy in Post-COVID-19 Yoshinori Oku	82
Fallen to AI Kotaro Takenaga	86
Original Papers
The Situation Surrounding Trademarks in Japan Wataru Mizukuki	88
Copyright Issues Relating to Generative AI Toshifumi Shimada	94
Frederick Soddy’s Theory of Money Kei Ehara	96
Intellectual Property Statistics	98
Basics of Filing a patent Application in Japan	106