<h1>Revised 2025 Guidelines for Examining Computer-Related Inventions Under Section 3(k) Including AI and Blockchain</h1> The Patent Office has issued the Revised Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (CRIs), 2025, incorporating provisions for emerging technologies including AI, ML, Blockchain, and Quantum Computing. The guidelines aim to enhance clarity, consistency, and alignment with global patent standards, particularly addressing Section 3(k) of the Patents Act. They include detailed jurisprudence, step-wise assessment methodologies, flowcharts, and numerous examples illustrating allowable and non-allowable claims. Following extensive stakeholder consultations across multiple locations, the final guidelines promote transparency and uniformity in patent examination processes. The guidelines also provide specific instructions on sufficiency of disclosure and exclusions under Section 3(k) for AI and related technologies. The Patent Office has published these guidelines along with stakeholder feedback summaries to support inventors and officials in navigating patentability issues for computer-related and disruptive technology inventions.