Japan's Top Court Rules AI Cannot Be Listed as Inventor on Patents
masiroo · reddit · 2026-08-13
Japan's Supreme Court has ruled that artificial intelligence cannot be listed as an inventor on patent applications. This landmark legal decision defines the legal status of AI in intellectual property law, affirming the current framework that inventorship is restricted to natural persons.
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