According to news on December 6, the State Intellectual Property Office released the "Guidelines for Application for Patent Applications for Artificial Intelligence Related Inventions (Draft for Comments)" and publicly solicited opinions from the public. The guidelines aim to help patent applicants better understand patent review policies in the field of artificial intelligence, improve the quality of applications, and respond to hot legal issues of concern to innovative entities. The deadline for soliciting comments is December 13, 2024, and the public can submit comments by email, fax or mail.