A Compulsory Solution to the Machine Problem: Recognizing Artificial Intelligence as Inventors in Patent Law

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already disrupting and will likely continue to disrupt many industries. Despite the role AI already plays, AI systems are becoming increasingly powerful. Ultimately, these systems may become a powerful tool that can lead to the discovery of important inventions or sig...

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Published inVanderbilt journal of entertainment and technology law Vol. 25; no. 1; p. COV1
Main Author Merritt, Cole G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Vanderbilt University, School of Law 01.01.2023
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Artificial intelligence
Intellectual property
Interpretation and construction
Inventors
Laws, regulations and rules
Patent law
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Summary:Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already disrupting and will likely continue to disrupt many industries. Despite the role AI already plays, AI systems are becoming increasingly powerful. Ultimately, these systems may become a powerful tool that can lead to the discovery of important inventions or significantly reduce the time required to discover these inventions. Even now, AI systems are independently inventing. However, the resulting AI-generated inventions are unable to receive patent protection under current US patent law. This unpatentability may lead to inefficient results and ineffectively serves the goals of patent law.
ISSN:1942-678X