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Japan's Supreme Court bars AI from patent inventorship, aligning with global trend

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Japan's Supreme Court has ruled that an AI cannot be named as an inventor on a patent, aligning with decisions made in the US, UK, and Europe. This ruling addresses the immediate question of AI inventorship but leaves a more complex issue unresolved: how to handle inventions created without a clear human inventor. AI

IMPACT This ruling clarifies that AI cannot be listed as an inventor on patents, impacting intellectual property law and the legal framework surrounding AI-generated creations.

RANK_REASON A high court ruling on AI inventorship in patents, establishing a significant legal precedent. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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    Can an AI be the named inventor on a patent? Japan's Supreme Court just said no, joining the US, UK, and Europe. But the ruling leaves a harder question to lawm

    Can an AI be the named inventor on a patent? Japan's Supreme Court just said no, joining the US, UK, and Europe. But the ruling leaves a harder question to lawmakers: what happens to an invention with genuinely no human inventor to name? https:// benjaminhan.net/posts/20260713 -j…

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