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Apparently, the patent has already been granted in Europe according to this page - https://piip.co.kr/en-us/news/batch-normalization-layers-google https://piip.

• rerx 7y ago
  This is extremely surprising to me, but they really seem to have been granted the patent: https://register.epo.org/application?number=EP16704121&tab=main https://register.epo.org/application?number=EP16704121&tab=m... Here is the document describing the claim: https://register.epo.org/application?documentId=E2DY02O02738DSU&number=EP16704121&lng=en&npl=false https://register.epo.org/application?documentId=E2DY02O02738...
  • dx034 7y ago
    Did they check it for validity when it was granted, or will that only happen once someone disputes it? I'm not sure if checks are that thorough upon application.
• amelius 7y ago
  I was under the impression that Europe didn't allow for software patents.
  • 0-_-0 7y ago
    That's true, but batch normalization is not software any more than multiplication is.
    • amelius 7y ago
      Are you saying that Europe allows patents on pure math?
      • 0-_-0 7y ago
        No that's not what I'm saying