Previously, scientist Steven Thaler tried to protect the copyright of the image through the courts on behalf of the Creativity Machine algorithm. The court first rejected it in 2019. This decision was upheld on appeal in 2022. In a parallel lawsuit, the US Patent Office ruled in 2020 that Thaler cannot be a legitimate inventor because the DABUS AI system is not “individual”, and this decision was upheld by a judge in 2021. Now the federal district court has once again upheld this decision.
The judge also noted that, at first glance, he might think that the resolution of this case may require “an abstract study of the nature of invention or rights.” But in fact, it is enough to analyze legal acts. And it clearly states that only humans can hold patents.
Source: Ferra
