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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 requirement under the European Patent Convention that inventors possess legal capacity as natural person…

Thursday, May 14, 2026
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