UK Supreme Court Rules AI Cannot Be Named as Patent 'Inventor'

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that artificial intelligence (AI) cannot be recognized as an inventor in a landmark case regarding patent rights. The case involved a U.S. computer scientist who sought to register patents for inventions created by his AI system. The UK's Intellectual Property Office rejected the application, stating that an inventor must be a human or a company. The Supreme Court unanimously upheld this decision, clarifying that under UK patent law, an inventor must be a natural person. The ruling has raised questions about how the patent system should handle AI-generated inventions, and the government will review this area of law.