AI systems can't be named as the inventor of patents, UK's top court rules

AI systems can't be named as the inventor of patents, UK's top court rules

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https://apnews.com/article/ai-inventor-patent-britain-high-court-f2ec69ada65c8e7dcf2febe814210b5a

LONDON (AP) — An artificial intelligence system can't be registered as the inventor of a patent, Britain's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a decision that denies machines the same status as humans.

The U.K.'s highest court concluded that “an inventor must be a person” to apply for patents under the current law.

AI systems can't be named as the inventor of patents, UK's top court rules

Dec 20, 2023, 4:42pm UTC
https://apnews.com/article/ai-inventor-patent-britain-high-court-f2ec69ada65c8e7dcf2febe814210b5a > LONDON (AP) — An artificial intelligence system can't be registered as the inventor of a patent, Britain's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a decision that denies machines the same status as humans. > The U.K.'s highest court concluded that “an inventor must be a person” to apply for patents under the current law.