January 09, 2024

Can AI Be An Inventor? The US, UK, EPO and German Approach

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On 20 December 2023, the UK Supreme Court unanimously held that UK patent legislation does not permit an AI system to be named as the "inventor" in a patent application. In doing so, the UK Supreme Court reaffirmed earlier findings from the UK courts and UK Intellectual Property Office ("UKIPO") that a patent's inventor must be a natural person.

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