United Kingdom: Lawsuit concerning the classification of AI as an inventor (Thaler v Comptroller General)
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Issued Supreme Court ruling in lawsuit concerning the classification of AI as an inventor (Thaler v Comptroller General)
On 20 December 2023, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom dismissed an appeal concerning the patentability of technical advances generated by an Artificial Intelligence (AI) machine, DABUS. The ruling addresses the interpretation and application …
Issued Court of Appeal ruling in a lawsuit concerning the classification of AI as an inventor (Thaler v Comptroller General)
On 21 September 2021, the civil division of the Court of Appeal of the United Kingdom dismissed an appeal concerning the patentability of technical advances generated by an Artificial Intelligence (AI) machine, DABUS. The Court held that an inventor…
Issued High Court ruling in lawsuit concerning the classification of AI as an inventor (Thaler v Comptroller General)
On 21 September 2020, the High Court of the United Kingdom dismissed an appeal concerning the patentability of technical advances generated by an Artificial Intelligence (AI) machine, DABUS. The Court held that an inventor, as defined by the 1977 Ac…