The EPO published European Patent Application EP4446357A1 for DIC Corporation, a Japanese chemical and printing materials company. The patent covers a machine learning method and information processing device for predicting polycondensation reactions used in polymer synthesis. The application includes IPC classifications in G06N (AI neural networks) and G16C (cheminformatics), with designated states covering EU member states and other European countries.

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