Federal Circuit Agrees with the USPTO on Inventors: Only Human, After All
Federal Circuit Agrees with the USPTO on Inventors: Only Human, After All
By: Tessa J. Schwartz, Heather M. Whitney and Hogene L Choi
The Federal Circuit made headlines when it affirmed the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia’s holding that an artificial intelligence (AI) cannot qualify as an “inventor” under the Patent Act – only (human) “individuals” can.