Patents and Artificial Intelligence: An ‘Obvious’ Slippery Slope

A basic tenet of U.S. law is that patents aren’t awarded for inventions that are obvious. The standard of obviousness in patent law is measured against a hypothetical person of ordinary skill in the art.

Putting artificial intelligence, with its potential for near omnipotent capabilities, on equal footing as human inventors could have a significant impact on patent law’s obviousness standard, attorneys and patent professionals say.

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