Civil Litigation,
Intellectual Property
Apr. 18, 2018
Think twice before omitting an AI entity as an inventor
The advent of artificially intelligent entities capable of making new discoveries raises intriguing ethical issues surrounding who should be an inventor — the AI entity, the scientist who designed the device, or the engineer who programmed the device?
Raphael (Ray) Freiwirth
Patent Counsel
Qualcomm Inc.
5775 Morehouse Dr
San Diego , California 92121
Email: rfreiwirth@qualcomm.com
Vicki Norton
Partner
Duane Morris LLP
750 B St Ste 2900
San Diego , California 92101
Phone: (619) 744-2200
Email: vnorton@duanemorris.com
Vicki is co-leader of the firm's global life sciences practice.
This column appeared in the April 18 TOP INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWYERS special report.
As technologies emerge and progress, attendant legal issues also develop. Although the concepts of "robots" and "artificial intelligence" date to the mid-1900s, enabling technology for "creating" robots is new. And while the field of robotics has increased exponentially in the last decade (e.g., the use of robotics in pet door access, floor self-cleaning and...
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