United Kingdom: Issued Supreme Court ruling in 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 …
Scope
Policy Area
Intellectual property
Policy Instrument
Patent protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
supreme court
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2020-09-21
in force
2021-09-21
in force