Australia: Lawsuit on classifications of AI systems as inventors of patents under Australian Patent Law (Thaler v. Commissioner of Patents)
Progress
Current status
in force
13 Apr 2022 in force
30 Jul 2021 in force
Scope
Implementers
Australia
Policy Area
Intellectual property
Policy Instrument
Patent protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
supreme court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Full Court overturns decision and rules that artificial intelligence (AI) system cannot be an ‘inventor’ on a patent [Thaler v Commissioner of Patents FCA 879]
On 13 April 2022, the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia overturned a decision made on 30 July 2021 in Thaler v Commissioner of Patents FCA 879 that an artificial intelligence (AI) system can be named as an inventor on a patent application…
SourceEvent type
civil lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
supreme court
Federal Court decision that AI systems can be inventors of patents
On 30 July 2021 the Federal Court of Australia decided in Thaler v Commissioner of Patents [2021] FCA 879 that an artificial intelligence system can be named as an inventor on a patent application. With this decision, the Federal Court disagreed wit…
SourceEvent type
civil lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
supreme court