AI can’t patent inventions in the UK

Stefan Mileschin · 27th September 2021, 07:11

So they can't be trolls either

The UK Court of Appeal has ruled that AI cannot invent new patents under British law.

The appeal court ruled against Stephen Thaler, creator of an AI system called Dabus, who took a case against the UK's Intellectual Property Office (IPO), which refused patents to his AI.

It is the latest such judgement in a long-running battle to grant machines the status of an inventor.

Earlier this month, Thaler lost a similar case in the United States - although he has won elsewhere.

In 2018 Thaler filed two patent applications in 2018, one for a type of food container and one for a flashing light. But he did not list himself as the inventor.

Instead, he chose to list Dabus, arguing that he should be granted the patent, "by ownership of the creativity machine" - while making clear that Dabus, not he, was the inventor.

https://fudzilla.com/news/ai/53599-a...ions-in-the-uk

27th September 2021, 07:11	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,797	AI can’t patent inventions in the UK So they can't be trolls either The UK Court of Appeal has ruled that AI cannot invent new patents under British law. The appeal court ruled against Stephen Thaler, creator of an AI system called Dabus, who took a case against the UK's Intellectual Property Office (IPO), which refused patents to his AI. It is the latest such judgement in a long-running battle to grant machines the status of an inventor. Earlier this month, Thaler lost a similar case in the United States - although he has won elsewhere. In 2018 Thaler filed two patent applications in 2018, one for a type of food container and one for a flashing light. But he did not list himself as the inventor. Instead, he chose to list Dabus, arguing that he should be granted the patent, "by ownership of the creativity machine" - while making clear that Dabus, not he, was the inventor. https://fudzilla.com/news/ai/53599-a...ions-in-the-uk

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