#inventorship

#inventorship

Public comments urge broad patentability pathway for AI inventions.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has clarified that only human beings can be named as inventors, even for AI-assisted inventions.

While AI systems can play a role in the creative process, significant human contributions to the conception of an invention are required to be considered an inventor.

Using AI assistance to create an invention does not disqualify a human from holding a patent, as long as the human made significant contributions to the invention.

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued guidance on inventorship for AI-assisted inventions.

The USPTO requires that a natural person must have significantly contributed to each claim in a patent application or patent.

The USPTO believes AI-developed inventions are patentable as long as a human significantly contributes to the invention.

The USPTO's approach allows for both human and machine intelligence to intersect in the creative process.

The USPTO issued guidance stating that a human must have made a significant contribution to inventions developed with AI assistance.

The use of AI systems does not preclude a natural person from being named as the inventor if they significantly contributed to the invention.