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The Final Word? Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Case on AI Authorship and Inventorship
Image: Primary The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider whether artificial intelligence can be an
Thaler filed a copyright application in 2018 for A Recent Entrance to Paradise and listed the AI as the
The copyright outcome aligns with Thaler's patent efforts. Applications naming DABUS as the sole inventor were rejected
Updated USPTO guidance from November 2025 states that only natural persons qualify as inventors. Attorneys for Thaler said the refusal could irreversibly and negatively impact AI development and use in the creative industry. The decision leaves room for future litigation.
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