{"id":2131396,"date":"2023-12-22T04:05:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T09:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/only-humans-what-a-uk-supreme-court-decision-means-for-patents-and-ai-in-us\/"},"modified":"2023-12-22T04:12:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T09:12:15","slug":"only-humans-what-a-uk-supreme-court-decision-means-for-patents-and-ai-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/only-humans-what-a-uk-supreme-court-decision-means-for-patents-and-ai-in-us\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Supreme Court ruling impacts US patents and AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fonly-humans-what-a-uk-supreme-court-decision-means-for-patents-and-ai-in-us%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2131396&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>UK Supreme Court Affirms \u200cHuman-only Standard for Patents and Technology<\/h2>\n<p>A \u200cgroundbreaking \u200bdecision by\u200b the highest court in the United Kingdom has set an international precedent, \u2064declaring that only humans can be recognized as inventors. The\u200c ruling,\u2064 announced\u200b on Wednesday, rejected technologist \u200dStephen Thaler&#8217;s attempt to have his artificial\u2064 intelligence \u200cbot, DABUS,\u200d acknowledged\u2062 as the owner of\u2064 two patents it \u200chelped\u2063 design.\u2063 The court firmly established that &#8220;an inventor must\u200b be a person,&#8221; effectively prohibiting AI\u2064 from owning patents in the UK.<\/p>\n<h3>Commerce to Assess Chinese \u2062Dominance through Legacy Chips<\/h3>\n<p>This landmark ruling not\u2062 only marks the culmination of Thaler&#8217;s yearslong\u2064 quest\u2063 for AI patent\u200b recognition \u2064but also reinforces the longstanding\u200c principle that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marsha-blackburn-fires-back-at-taylor-swift-socialism-will-destroy-your-career\/\" title=\"Marsha Blackburn Fires Back At Taylor Swift: Socialism Will Destroy Your Career\">intellectual property rights<\/a> are exclusive\u200b to human beings. &#8220;This decision upholds a historic standard,&#8221; stated Kevin Keener, a patent \u2064lawyer \u200dat Keener\u2064 and Associates, emphasizing that courts have\u200d long upheld the notion\u200d that only individuals \u2062can own patents or copyrights.<\/p>\n<p>Thaler&#8217;s patent application faced rejections from patent offices in the United\u2063 States, UK, \u200bEurope, and \u2062China. In the US, he pursued legal challenges against \u2062these denials, but a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-celebration-of-womanhood-transgender-competitor-wins-miss-nevada-usa\/\" title=\"A \u2018Celebration Of Womanhood\u2019: Transgender Competitor Wins Miss Nevada USA\">federal court ruled<\/a> \u200cin August\u200d 2022\u2062 that inventors\u2062 must be \u2063natural persons. Thaler&#8217;s \u200dsubsequent\u2063 suit was rejected by the Supreme\u2062 Court in April 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The US Patent\u200d and\u200c Trademark Office refrained from\u2064 commenting on\u2063 the \u2063UK Supreme Court&#8217;s decision but\u2063 highlighted President \u200dJoe\u200d Biden&#8217;s executive order on AI, \u200dwhich called for guidance on inventorship and the use of AI in the inventive process.\u2062 The publication of this guidance by March\u200d could provide \u200bexplicit legal \u200bclarity on AI-related questions.<\/p>\n<p>According to Keener, many countries&#8217; patent systems operate similarly and\u2063 maintain communication\u200b through the Patent Cooperation Treaty. \u2063This streamlined system allows for a single \u2062patent protection\u200d request to be recognized across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-failure-of-epic-proportions-inside-the-european-unions-failed-vaccine-rollout\/\" title=\"\u2018A Failure Of Epic Proportions\u2019: Inside The European Union\u2019s Failed Vaccine Rollout\">multiple countries<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Keener drew parallels between this case\u2062 and the copyright disputes of \u200dthe \u20632010s, particularly \u200cthe debate over whether a monkey could \u200cown the rights to an image. In \u20632011, a macaque \u2062accidentally took a \u2063selfie using \u2064a wildlife photographer&#8217;s camera, leading to a \u2062viral story. Wikimedia\u200d Commons\u200d attempted to upload the \u200cphoto, \u2064arguing that the monkey&#8217;s involvement \u2064made it &#8220;public domain.&#8221; \u2062However, the \u200cphotographer contested this notion and claimed ownership.<\/p>\n<p>This \u2063incident \u2063sparked\u200d a yearslong\u200c legal \u2063battle over\u2064 whether \u200danimals could be considered &#8220;legal persons.&#8221; \u2062The dispute culminated in a 2015 lawsuit filed by People\u2063 for the Ethical Treatment of Animals \u200c(PETA) against the photographer, \u2062demanding that the monkey be granted rights to the image. The case was ultimately dismissed in 2016, with the judge ruling that copyright law does not extend \u200dto animals. PETA&#8217;s subsequent\u2062 appeals failed to gain traction.<\/p>\n<p>Thaler has not disclosed his next course of action, leaving the\u200b future of \u200dhis campaign\u2064 for AI rights uncertain.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">CLICK\u200c HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the UK Supreme Court&#8217;s decision affirming the human-only standard for patents emphasize\u200c the importance of human involvement \u200dand \u200ccreativity in the innovation process?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Hese rejections, arguing that AI should be granted patent rights. However, the US Patent and \u200bTrademark Office maintained the human-only standard for inventors, consistent with \u2062its interpretation \u2062of \u2062existing laws and regulations.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062UK Supreme Court&#8217;s decision, affirming the human-only \u200cstandard for patents, emphasizes\u2064 the need\u200b for human involvement and creativity in the\u2062 innovation process. It recognizes\u2062 that inventions are\u200b not simply the result\u2063 of algorithms and programming but also \u200drequire the ingenuity and problem-solving abilities unique to humans.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062case \u200bof \u200bDABUS, \u200bthe AI bot developed by \u200dThaler, highlights the increasing influence of artificial \u2062intelligence in various fields, including technology\u2064 and innovation. DABUS has reportedly generated ideas for new products and\u200d inventions, raising\u200d questions about the role \u2064of AI in intellectual property \u200cand innovation.<\/p>\n<p>While\u200d AI and \u200bautomation have undoubtedly transformed industries, it is important to consider the ethical and legal implications associated with granting patents to AI systems. Allowing AI to \u200down patents could potentially hinder fair\u200c competition, as AI\u200b technology is not bound by the same limitations and considerations as human\u200b inventors.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, granting patents to AI could raise concerns about\u200b accountability and responsibility. In the event of an infringement or misuse of\u2063 patented technology, it may be challenging to attribute blame and hold AI\u200b systems accountable for their actions. By\u200b maintaining the human-only standard for patents, the UK Supreme Court ensures\u200c that accountability rests with \u2064individuals who can be held responsible for their inventions.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling also aligns \u2064with the concept of incentivizing innovation and creativity among humans. Granting patent rights to individuals encourages inventors to \u2063continue pushing boundaries, developing new ideas, and contributing to\u200d scientific and\u200b technological advancements.<\/p>\n<p>This landmark decision by \u200bthe UK Supreme Court sets a significant precedent not only in the UK but\u200b also internationally. \u200cIt reinforces the\u2063 understanding that patent rights are reserved for human inventors and establishes a clear boundary\u200c between human\u2063 creativity \u200band AI-generated \u200cideas.<\/p>\n<p>However, the conversation around AI \u200band intellectual property is far from \u200dover. As \u2063technology continues to advance, it is\u200b imperative for policymakers, legal experts, and industry stakeholders to discuss and develop frameworks that address the challenges and opportunities \u200bpresented\u200d by AI in the innovation landscape.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately,\u200c the UK \u2062Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling serves as a reminder that innovation is inherently a human endeavor, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shooting-at-boston-parade-leaves-8-injured\/\" title=\"8 injured in shooting at Boston parade.\">intellectual property \u2063rights<\/a> should be reserved for those who possess\u200b the capacity\u2063 for original thought and \u200cinvention. As AI \u200bcontinues to evolve,\u2063 it is crucial to strike a \u2064balance \u2063that\u200d embraces its potential while ensuring that human ingenuity remains at the forefront\u2063 of\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putins-ukraine-nightmare-why-cant-the-russian-military-win\/\" title=\"Putin\u2019s Ukraine Nightmare: Why Can\u2019t the Russian Military Win?\">intellectual property law<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The highest court in the UK has set an international precedent, stating that only humans can be recognized as inventors. The UK Supreme Court rejected Stephen Thaler&#8217;s attempt to have his AI bot, DABUS, acknowledged as the owner of two patents. 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