AI can help the invention process, though.

US patent office confirms AI can’t hold patents::The US Patent and Trademark Office maintains that only natural humans can get patents, but people do have to disclose if they used AI for the invention.

  • bstix@feddit.dkEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Maybe controversial opinion: People who can’t afford to produce the product/service or can’t pay for filing the patent should not be able to hold the patent. It’s better if others have a chance of getting the same idea and actually following through on it.

    Is it fair? I don’t care. IMO It’s better for society if the good ideas are actually carried out instead of sitting untouched in a patent office because the holder either can’t or won’t actually use the idea.

      • FatCrabEnglish
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        2 years ago

        You have different fees related to bringing the patent to issuance that depend on the quality of the application (many patents just never issue) and that can rack up considerably. Then you have maintenance fees every few years after issuance that increase exponentially. In the US.