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Australian Judge Rules Inventions Developed by Artificial Intelligence Can Qualify for Patent Protection

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Commissioner of Patents , case number VID 108 of 2021, in the Federal Court of Australia, an Australian Federal Judge became the first known jurist to rule that inventions developed by artificial intelligence can qualify for patent protection. In Thaler v. And, nothing in the Act dictates the contrary conclusion.

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Book Review: The Artificial Inventor - A Challenge for the Patent System

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Image: Thomson Reuters In ‘The Artificial Inventor’ ( Thomson Reuters ), Luz Sánchez García (University of Murcia) characterises humanity as standing at the cusp of an ‘Artificial Invention Age’ in which Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer used as a tool but rather a creative partner or independent innovator.

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Book review: Intellectual Property Protection for AI-Generated Creations

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In this chapter, Ramalho recommends that whilst copyright should not protect authorless works, an eventual neighbouring right might be enough to balance the interests at stake. She also highlights areas in need of further investigation, such as ownership and moral rights.

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Australian Judge Rules Inventions Developed by Artificial Intelligence Can Qualify for Patent Protection

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Commissioner of Patents , case number VID 108 of 2021, in the Federal Court of Australia, an Australian Federal Judge became the first known jurist to rule that inventions developed by artificial intelligence can qualify for patent protection. In Thaler v. ” And, nothing in the Act dictates the contrary conclusion.

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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

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Patents Rose Hughes commented on the recent UK decision Astellas v Teva [2023] EWHC 2571 (Pat), in which the Court considered sufficiency, inventive step and infringement of the formulation patent, and highlighted how the decision is interesting for the consideration of the potential benefits and pitfalls of functional claim language.

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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

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Anna Maria Stein updated readers on the USPTO's new Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions. The Guidance will assist examiners to determine whether a natural person’s contribution in AI-assisted inventions is significant enough to be considered an inventor. Photo by Nathan Osman via Pixabay.

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Non-fungible Tokens: Commercializing Exclusive Digital Art- A Companion Piece

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In this case, the software would still belong to the software engineers that invented it. Of course, unless waived by the artist, the moral rights associated with the artistic work remain with the artist. Similarly, if you purchase a painting, you do not assume the copyright over that painting once you have purchased it.