25 February 2021PatentsMuireann Bolger

AI lacks ‘legal personality’ to invent, argues USPTO

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has urged a federal court to uphold its finding that patents cannot cover inventions by artificial intelligence (AI), and dismiss a suit challenging its position.

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