Progress
Current status
in force
05 Aug 2022 in force
02 Sep 2021 under investigation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Other operating condition
Policy Instrument
Intellectual property excluding copyright
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit finds AI systems are not inventors of patents
On 5 August 2022, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its decision on Thaler v. Vidal, ruling that an AI system cannot be listed as a named inventor on a patent application. On 8 June 2020, Dr Stephen Thaler filed a claim before t…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court
US District Court decision finds AI systems are not inventors of patents
On 2 September 2021, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled in favour of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in Thaler v. Hirshfeld, stating that artificial intelligence (AI) cannot be listed as an invento…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court