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Former USPTO director says AI ‘not a debate,’ all works need protections

By Nick Robertson ( April 1, 2025, 23:26 GMT | Insight) -- Former US Patent and Trademark Office Director Andrei Iancu advocated today for broad patent and copyright protections for artificial intelligence works on Tuesday, criticizing prior guidance from his successor and the Copyright Office which he said limit the kinds of works that qualify as patent- and copyright-eligible.The protracted, and at times heated, debate over the patent and copyright protection of artificial intelligence-generated works isn’t as complicated as many are led to believe, according to former US Patent and Trademark Office Director Andrei Iancu. He advocated for all AI works to be protected, calling the step necessary for innovation and proper enforcement....

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