Open AccessWhat Happens When Artificial Intelligence Invents: Is the Invention Patentable?
Author(s) -
Gibson Stanley M.,
Newman Jessica P. G.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
ai magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 2371-9621
pISSN - 0738-4602
DOI - 10.1609/aimag.v41i4.7374
Subject(s) - trademark , patent law , artificial intelligence , engineering , patent office , computer science , intellectual property , mechanical engineering , operating system
In a decision published on April 27, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office determined that only a human can be considered an inventor. So, who owns the patent when artificial intelligence makes the invention? What are the practical and logistical complications inherent in artificial intelligence‐created inventions? With technology advancing faster than the legal system, what can we expect moving forward?