Patentability of AI Archives

Dabus decision hints at different future for AI patenting

The EPO Boards of Appeal has confirmed that AI system Dabus cannot be named as an inventor on a patent application, following several months of similar decisions from global patent offices. However, t ...

8 July 2022 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Artificial intelligence

EPO decision another setback in Dabus quest for inventorship

For the time being, a patent application cannot name artificial intelligence systems, including Dabus, as an inventor. Before Christmas, the EPO Board ...

7 January 2022 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Artificial intelligence

German Federal Patent Court points to solution for Dabus inventions

A decision by the German Federal Patent Court has pointed a way forward in the debate surrounding how inventions created by artificial intelligence ca ...

16 November 2021 by Christina Schulze

Cases

Artificial intelligence

UK Court of Appeal opinion diverges on Dabus and patenting AI

In the global battle over AI inventorship, the UK Court of Appeal has rejected the notion that AI system Dabus is an inventor in its own right. The de ...

24 September 2021 by Amy Sandys

Legal Commentary

Opinion

"An Australian patent is a start. But Dabus needs the EPO to succeed"

A breakthrough has emerged in the ongoing Dabus debate. The South African patent office, as well as the Federal Court of Australia, have accepted that ...

18 August 2021 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Consumer goods

Ocado and AutoStore expand robot-assisted technology war to Europe

Ocado has filed several patent infringement suits against competitor AutoStore in Germany, taking the dispute to the next level. The new litigation fo ...

30 March 2021 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Artificial intelligence

UK High Court rejects idea of invention by AI system Dabus

The UK High Court has rejected an appeal on AI inventorship in the next stage of the ongoing debate around AI system Dabus. The judgment states an art ...

9 October 2020 by Amy Sandys

Legal Commentary

Long read

Patentable or not? Regulating AI inventions for a digital future

The recent G 1/19 hearing at the Enlarged Board of Appeal has reignited the patent community's interest in the law on AI patents. Although concerning ...

24 July 2020 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Artificial intelligence

EPO and UKIPO to review decisions in AI inventor debate

Appeals have been lodged following the European Patent Office's refusal to grant two patent applications. Both list Dabus, an AI tool, as the inventor ...

5 June 2020 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Artificial intelligence

EPO decision on AI could impact future patent law

Artificial intelligence is not a new concept, but only recently has AI with regard to patent applications been given more prominence. Now the European ...

6 January 2020 by Amy Sandys

Legal Commentary

Artificial Intelligence

Rise of the robots: surge in AI patents

A flagship study published by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) shows a surge in the filing of artificial-intelligence related paten ...

7 February 2019 by Amy Sandys

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