Switzerland: Lawsuit relating to inventor designation for Artificial Intelligence -generated patent invention (Stephen Thaler v Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property)
Progress
Current status
in force
26 Jun 2025 in force
Scope
Implementers
Switzerland
Policy Area
Intellectual property
Policy Instrument
Patent protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Swiss Federal Administrative Court issued ruling in inventor designation for Artificial Intelligence -generated patent invention (Stephen L. Thaler v Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property) (No. B-2532/2024)
On 26 June 2025, the Swiss Federal Administrative Court ruled on the patent application involving the Artificial Intelligence (AI) system Device for the Autonomous Bootstrapping of Unified Sentience (DABUS), confirming that under Swiss law, only nat…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court