EPO Board Upholds Human Inventor Requirement in DABUS AI Patent Appeal

European Patent Office rejects AI inventor status for DABUS, signaling ongoing challenges for AI-generated inventions in patent law

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The European Patent Office (EPO) Board of Appeal has ruled that European patents must name human inventors, dismissing the appeal to recognize the AI system DABUS as an inventor. This decision underscores the legal requirement under the European Patent Convention that inventors possess legal capacity as natural person…

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EPO Board Upholds Human Inventor Requirement in DABUS AI Patent Appeal The European Patent Office (EPO) Board of Appeal has ruled that European patents must name human inventors, dismissing the appeal to recognize the AI system DABUS as an inventor. This decision underscores the legal requ... Read the full IIPLA article: https://iipla.org/news/epo-board-upholds-human-inventor-requirement-in-dabus-ai-patent-appeal

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