Microsoft Masked Autoencoder Patent for Image Inpainting
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The European Patent Office published patent application EP4526798A1 filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, titled 'Training Masked Autoencoders for Image Inpainting,' with inventors including Chen Dongdong, Bao Jianmin, Zhang Ting, Yuan Lu, Chen Dong, Wen Fang, and Dong Xiaoyi. The patent application, covering AI-based image inpainting techniques under IPC classifications G06N and G06T, was published on April 15, 2026 and designates 38 European member states including Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands.
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The European Patent Office published patent application EP4526798A1 for Microsoft Technology Licensing's invention covering training masked autoencoders for image inpainting. The application was filed with IPC classifications G06N 3/0895, G06N 3/0455, G06N 3/088, G06T 5/60, and G06T 5/77, indicating a computer vision and neural network-based approach to filling in missing image regions. The publication designates 38 European contracting states. Companies developing AI-based image editing or generative inpainting tools in Europe should conduct freedom-to-operate analyses if their technology overlaps with masked autoencoder architectures, as Microsoft now holds published IP rights in this area across EU member states.
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TRAINING MASKED AUTOENCODERS FOR IMAGE INPAINTING
Publication EP4526798A1 Kind: A1 Apr 15, 2026
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Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
Inventors
CHEN, Dongdong, BAO, Jianmin, ZHANG, Ting, YUAN, Lu, CHEN, Dong, WEN, Fang, DONG, Xiaoyi
IPC Classifications
G06N 3/0895 20230101AFI20251126BHEP G06N 3/0455 20230101ALI20251126BHEP G06N 3/088 20230101ALI20251126BHEP G06T 5/60 20240101ALI20251126BHEP G06T 5/77 20240101ALI20251126BHEP
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AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
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