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There’s been a lot of fuss made about artificial intelligence in the last twelve months, and some of it has been about artificial intelligence and intellectual property.
Can a Machine Really Invent?
As IP attorneys we have certainly seen a large increase in AI inventions over the past few years. It comes as no surprise then, that the UK Government wants to develop intellectual property law and policy to ensure that AI technology is supported and protected...
Artificial Intelligence Cannot Be an Inventor of a Patent Application
The European Patent Office has recently issued a decision that a machine cannot be named as inventor for a European patent application. On 27 January 2020, the EPO refused two European patent applications (EP3564144A1 and EP3563896A1, relating to a food...