AI can't be listed as inventor on patent applications, Japan's top court rules

Japan's Supreme Court ruled that artificial intelligence cannot be listed as an inventor on patent applications, affirming that only humans can be recognized as inventors under current patent law. The decision, which upholds a lower court ruling, has implications for AI-generated inventions and intellectual property rights.

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