Let’s be real: even with the best intentions, AI systems can reflect our own unconscious biases. As Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky famously demonstrated in their groundbreaking work on Prospect Theory, humans are prone to cognitive biases that influence our…
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Japan Begins Overhaul of Patent Linkage Framework with First Notification
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has taken the first step in a planned revamp of its patent linkage system, which determines whether generic and biosimilar applications conflict with existing patents. The effort began on October 8, when…
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