Should an artificially intelligent machine be able to patent its own inventions? For a US federal judge, the larger implications of that question were irrelevant. In April 2020, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) ruled that only “natural persons” could be credited…
“If you are developing an artificial intelligence that is making more and more judgment calls, and you want to seek patent protection for any resulting inventions, ensure there’s still a human involved in interpreting the final results.” The USPTO’s recent landmark decision (16/524,350) concluding…
By Justin Sanders Artificial intelligence is already impacting how artistic works are created – in ways both exciting and troubling. Soon, it will profoundly affect how we interpret ownership of those works. In some cases, it already has. As the robots expand their cold arm…
Steven Cherry When horses were replaced by engines, for work and transportation, we didn’t need to rethink our legal frameworks. So when a fixed-in-place factory machine is replaced by a free-standing AI robot, or when a human truck driver is replaced by autonomous…
With lowered barriers to access and the development of new practices for Artificial Intelligence (AI), it’s no surprise that AI-related activities in the cultural heritage sector are increasing – a topic in focus on this month on Europeana Pro. We hear from…
Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly sophisticated and is, today, capable of originating content with minimal human input. This development has created some interesting issues in the world of intellectual property, not the least of which is attributing authorship over works authored by…
“As AI uptake and application in the life sciences continues to increase, companies, investors and patent professionals alike will face complex questions and uncertainty surrounding protection and ownership of AI-related IP. But [that] should not deter efforts to invest in, plan for,…
Google “The Next Rembrandt” and you may be surprised to find out that this artwork was not, in fact, painted by Rembrandt. Rather, the piece was created by an artificial intelligence (AI) system that scanned and analysed the 346 known paintings by…
More and more companies are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to help them make sense of the data they are collecting. The use of AI raises a number of interesting and novel legal issues, particularly in the areas of…
In a new report released on October 27 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), more than 42% of all technology areas in 2018 incorporate Artificial Intelligence (AI) in their new inventions. The majority of these improvements come in knowledge processing and…
