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Thaler v Iancu, et al
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1:20-cv-00903
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September 02, 2021
Only Humans, Not AI, Can Be An Inventor, Va. Judge Rules
A Virginia federal judge ruled Thursday that artificial intelligence cannot be listed as an inventor on a patent application, holding that the Patent Act makes clear that inventing is the exclusive legal province of human beings.
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April 06, 2021
Giving AI Inventorship Would Be A Bridge Too Far, Judge Says
A Virginia federal judge appears poised to rule that artificial intelligence systems cannot be listed as inventors on patent applications, saying at a Tuesday hearing that the legal issues posed by big technological leaps are best addressed by Congress.
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February 24, 2021
AI Machines Can't Invent, USPTO Tells Judge
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office asked a Virginia federal judge Wednesday to hand it an early win in a man's lawsuit challenging its finding that patents cannot cover inventions by artificial intelligence machines, arguing the Patent Act defines an inventor as an "individual" who must be human.
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August 10, 2020
Physicist Says AI Inventor Ban Alters Patentability Criteria
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office improperly added a new requirement for patentability when it said an artificial intelligence machine cannot be named as an inventor, according to a new suit filed by the machine's developer.