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

15 Articles for Intellectual Property Management	2
Prefatory Notes
Looking Ahead to the Future of Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property Activities Takashi Tsuno	4
The Transformation of IP Management in Japanese Companies and Emerging Revenue Models Kimiaki Suzuki	6
Number of patent applications in 2025 Hiroaki Tsuno	8
Contributed Papers
Revised USPTO Inventorship Guidance for AI-assisted Inventions Douglas P. Mueller	10
USPTO issues Revised Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions Jonathan Agmon	14
Applying Machine Learning to a Business Problem Remains Abstract Under §101 Heungsoo Heungsoo Choi	16
Can a UK Patent Extend Outside Its Borders? Stephen Haley	20
Electronic Signatures and Legal Enforceability:Securing Trust in Digital Transactions Uwe Borchert	22
Bottleneck Litigation:Why Suppliers Face Liability in Germany Even Without Direct Infringement Liability Dr. Thomas Schlief	26
New EU regulation on compulsory licenses in crisis or emergency situations in force since 19-Jan-26 Jürgen Feldmeier	28
UPC Court of Appeal Tightens Added-Matter Review Nils T. F. Schmid	34
European litigation – long-arm jurisdiction Fred Sonnenberg	36
Patent Eligibility of Computer-Implemented Inventions in Australia after Aristocrat Simon Reynolds	38
Updates to claim interpretation in the 2026 Guidelines for Examination in the EPO Dr. Isabel Cantallops Fiol & Kristoffer Ogebjer	40
Practical Lessons from UPC Proceedings:KIPA’s Early Experience with Infringement, Revocation, and Interim Measures Erik Krahbichler	44
Update on Patent Eligibility of Computer-Implemented Inventions in Australia Mark Teoh	46
Foreign Filing of Inventions Made in China and the Confidentiality Examination Requirement— A Mandatory Procedure Japanese Companies Must Not Overlook William XU	48
Artificial Intelligence Kevin, Kim	50
A Recent Supreme Court Decision on Claim Construction Seong-Uk Yang	52
The Limits of Protection for Three-Dimensional Trademarks— On the IP high Court of Korea’s Decision in Case No.2024Heo12388 — Jeong-Yeon Rhee	54
Recent Developments and Limitations in Using Patent Information to Identify Promising Future Technologies DongYoon SHIN	58
Legality of Request for Correction in Patent Invalidation Proceedings [Supreme Court Decision 2023Hu11487, June 26, 2025] Hee-Jung LEE	62
Simplification of Patent Annuity Reduction Procedures in Taiwan Fang-Yi Chu	66
PPH and Accelerated Examination in Taiwan Tzu-Lien Ou	70
Subsidies by the Government of the State of Gujarat, India: Catalyzing Investment, Innovation, and Inclusive Growth Dr. Rajeshkumar Acharya & Priya Mehta	72
Patent Disputes and their Effects in Singapore Sarah Binte Mohd Hasri	76
Delhi High Court Allows Claim Amendments on Appeal After Final Refusal Yoshinori Oku	78
Why Copyright Owners Should Consider Making a Will — Wills and Copyright Succession — Kotaro Takenaga	80
Marxian Economics Immune to Generative AI Kei Ehara	82
Submission of Priority Documents to the Japan Patent Office Acting as a Designated Office Hiroaki Tsuno	84
The Future of Patent Research Shigeki Takagi	88
Bridging Creativity and Law:working in the field ofIntellectual Property Reina Kosugi	90
The Appeal of Legal Studiese Hana Yamamoto	92
Learning about Intellectual Property Shoko Nakazato	96
2025 APAA World Comgress Kuala Lumpur Yoshihiro Haraguchi	98
Patent Statistics	100
Applications to Japan	104