US High Court Rejects Scientist’s AI as Patent Inventor Case

The US Supreme Court became the latest court around the world to turn down a computer scientist’s bid for recognition of his artificial intelligence program as an inventor on patents.

The justices on Monday denied a petition for review filed by Stephen Thaler, who challenged US Patent and Trademark Office patent application rejections—covering a food container and a light beacon—because they listed his “creativity machine” DAUBUS as the creator.

So far, courts in the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Australia have similarly rejected Thaler’s argument. The UK’s Supreme Court weighed the debate in March but has yet to issue ...