recently, European Patent Office (EPO) Rejected two patent applications that listed artificial intelligence as the sole inventor, The reason is that it does not meet the requirement that the inventor named in the application must be a human and not a machine.
It is understood that, inventor——AI Application program "Dabbs" (Dabus) Two of the patents are for a plastic food container and a flashing beacon light. 2019 years 8 month, A team of researchers from the University of Surrey in the UK worked in Europe, Patent applications were filed in Britain and the United States. the AI The inventor of the application originally said, He acted as AI the "employer" , from AI Where the patent is granted. but EPO Don't accept that, Therefore the AI The inventor of the app then claimed he was heir to the rights.
Reprinted from China Intellectual Property Network
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