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