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(i) INPUT LAYER: relevant data such as a water inflow rate into a dam in the future based on a previous precipitation amount and additionally the temperature of the upper stream of the river, a water flow rate of the upper stream of the river and the like, (ii) OUTPUT LAYER: a hydroelectric power generating capacity in the future after the reference time. [...] The JPO concludes that, in view of a common general technical knowledge, a person skilled in the art can presume a certain relation such as a correlation (hereinafter, referred to as a “correlation or the like” in this Case Example) between the advertisement data and reference data on the web and the sales quantity, even though the correlation or the like is not explicitly indicated in the descrip. [...] In particular, the Partners, in taking special notice of the fact that the Chairman’s Statement of the 2018 ASEAN-Japan Summit urged the development of patent examination guidelines in AMS IP offices, confirmed that they will contribute to the case study being conducted by the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), the aim of which is to enhance the predictability of patent ex. [...] (i) INPUT LAYER: relevant data such as a water inflow rate into a dam in the future based on a previous precipitation amount and additionally the temperature of the upper stream of the river, a water flow rate of the upper stream of the river and the like, (ii) OUTPUT LAYER: a hydroelectric power generating capacity in the future after the reference time. [...] (i) INPUT LAYER: relevant data such as a water inflow rate into a dam in the future based on a previous precipitation amount and additionally the temperature of the upper stream of the river, a water flow rate of the upper stream of the river and the like, (ii) OUTPUT LAYER: a hydroelectric power generating capacity in the future after the reference time.