Patents: US guidelines concerning the role of humans and AI in the inventive process
04-04-2024
The US Patent Office has issued guidelines that exclude AI as an inventor, emphasising the central role of human ingenuity in the inventive process. AI-assisted inventions can be patentable if there is a significant human contribution. This balances technological innovation with the protection of human inventiveness.
Article published in Agenda Digitale on Aprile 4, 2024
Alessia Ferraro
Barbara Sartori