The USPTO has issued new guidelines confirming that AI-assisted inventions will be treated like any other under US patent law and that AI systems cannot be listed as inventors. The agency says generative AI should be viewed as a tool, with only humans eligible for inventorship. Earlier proposals for joint inventor standards involving AI have been withdrawn, and examin…The USPTO has issued new guidelines confirming that AI-assisted inventions will be treated like any other under US patent law and that AI systems cannot be listed as inventors. The agency says generative AI should be viewed as a tool, with only humans eligible for inventorship. Earlier proposals for joint inventor standards involving AI have been withdrawn, and examin…
