专利需要发明人吗?

了解《捍卫商业秘密法》(DTSA)规定的举报人豁免权
Last Updated: 1 月 19, 2026
Updated by: Chris Buntel

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最近,每个人都对人工智能感到兴奋(包括 Tangibly 令人印象深刻的 "人工智能")。专利 X 射线"分析工具)。

与往常一样,法律系统也在努力跟上技术发展的步伐。人工智能也不例外--今年,许多有趣而棘手的问题正以惊人的速度出现。

美国最高法院最近拒绝审查 CAFC 的一项裁决,该裁决裁定 专利必须有人类发明者因此,人工智能发明不能获得专利。一个神经网络人工智能在没有人类 "共同发明人 "的情况下,独自创造了饮料架和应急信号灯的新原型。

同样,在版权方面,美国版权局最近以缺乏 "人类作者 "为由驳回了一张人工智能创作的图片。这其实与几年前著名的 "猴子自拍 "诉讼类似,都是说动物不能版权和诉讼。

那么,在人工智能的创造性产出和发明方面,这些案例给我们留下了什么?未来几年,这将是一个活跃而有趣的领域。


资料来源

https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22-919.html

https://www.copyright.gov/rulings-filings/review-board/docs/a-recent-entrance-to-paradise.pdf

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