Stephen Thaler, Petitioner v. Katherine K. Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, et al.

  1. April 24, 2023

    Justices Reject Call To Let AI Be Inventor On Patents

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to review a Federal Circuit ruling that prevents artificial intelligence machines from being named as inventors on patents, turning away an AI researcher's argument that allowing only humans to be inventors will hinder innovation.

  2. April 19, 2023

    Brooklyn Law Clinic Urges Justices To Review AI Inventorship

    A tech-oriented group of the Brooklyn Law School and a group of Chicago-based patent lawyers say that the U.S. Supreme Court should take up a review of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's refusal to issue patents to inventions developed by artificial intelligence programs.

  3. April 13, 2023

    Justices Told 'Billions' At Stake In AI Patent Crusade

    A Harvard Law School professor is among a handful of legal academics who say that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's refusal to issue patents to inventions developed by artificial intelligence programs will have a dire impact on medical research and "jeopardizes billions in current and future investments."

  4. March 17, 2023

    Researcher Brings AI Patent Question To Supreme Court

    An international legal crusade looking to get an artificial intelligence system named as an inventor landed on the docket of the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, a little over a week after the campaign faced judges at the U.K.'s top court.

  5. January 11, 2023

    Orrick Takes Up High Court Fight Over Naming AI On Patents

    A top lawyer at Orrick's Supreme Court practice has indicated that he's helping take up a legal campaign seeking to get the country's highest court to force the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to examine patent applications that list an artificial intelligence machine as an inventor.

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