Australia: 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]
Description
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…
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Patent protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
supreme court