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Hot Topic Hawke’s Bay
Tech & Innovation
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Legal challenge to recognise an AI as an inventor dismissed

UK professor has been testing patent law around the world, including NZ, to see if an AI-generated invention could be patented.

The High Court has dismissed an attempt to overturn the Intellectual Property Office’s (Iponz) decision not to recognise a machine as an inventor.   

The challenge was led by University of Surrey law professor Ryan Abbott, who has been testing patent law around the world, including New Zealand, to

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Nicholas Pointon Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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