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Stephen Thaler's AI-generated patent application rejected by Indian Patent Office

By Freny Patel ( April 27, 2026, 00:13 GMT | Insight) -- Stephen Thaler’s patent application for his artificial intelligence-generated system, DABUS, has been rejected by India, in keeping with the global trend. The Indian Patent Office ruled that AI cannot be an inventor under the 1970 Patent Act, citing the lack of legal personhood and inventive step.A patent application filed by computer scientist Stephen Thaler, who sought to name his artificial intelligence system, DABUS, as the "true and first inventor," has been rejected by the Indian Patent Office, or IPO. ...

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