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2H 2022 Quick Links, Part 3 (Copyrights and More)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Additionally, we note that this Study revealed little demand for additional copyright-related rights for press publishers. August 5, 2022): “the Patent Act requires an ‘inventor’ to be a natural person…only a natural person can be an inventor, so AI cannot be.” Vidal, 2021-2347 (Fed. April 8, 2022).

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AI and IP – A real conversation starter

IP Whiteboard

A key question is whether patent law should allow AI to be identified as the sole or joint inventor, and if not, whether this will discourage future inventions being protected by patent (and instead, being kept confidential). Copyright and related rights. copyright protection for AI software.

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