If an artificial intelligence (AI) machine can be named as an inventor for a patent, pet cats could be next, lawyers said at the United Kingdom’s top court, arguing only humans can be inventors in law.
The UK’s Supreme Court will decide whether an AI machine can be named as an inventor and who may own the patent. Imagination Engines Inc founder Stephen Thaler challenged the rejection of his patent applications naming his AI machine as inventor for a beverage container and a flashing light.
The case is among increasing number of intellectual property disputes arising out of creations by AI software. The UK top court’s ruling can have far reaching implications for AI technologies, which have become a hot button topic…
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