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Scientist loses UK appeal over AI patent authorship

By Douglas Clarke-Williams ( September 1, 2025, 15:20 GMT | Insight) -- A scientist who had a patent submission rejected in which he originally named an artificial intelligence machine as the inventor, today lost an appeal in which he declared himself to be the inventor.Stephen Thaler had patents for two inventions, a container for food and an emergency beacon, rejected after he listed DABUS, an artificial intelligence machine of his own devising, as the inventor. The UK High Court today rejected Thaler’s attempt to reapply for the patent under his own name....

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