Journal article
Human inventorship in European patent law
- Abstract:
- This article uses the advancements in artificial intelligence as the starting point for consideration of the role of human inventorship in European patent law. It argues that human inventorship is a necessary condition for the existence of an invention and inventive step, with the result that only products of human inventorship merit European patents. It identifies failings of European authorities to reflect this adequately in their approaches to determining patentability. Finally, it recommends recognising human inventorship as an implicit patentability requirement being an aspect of the statutory requirements for an invention and inventive step and extending applicant's disclosure duties correspondingly.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1017/S0008197321000507
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- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Journal:
- Cambridge Law Journal More from this journal
- Volume:
- 80
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 338-365
- Publication date:
- 2021-06-28
- Acceptance date:
- 2021-04-28
- DOI:
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https://ww
- ISSN:
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0008-1973
- Language:
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English
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- Pubs id:
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1179902
- Local pid:
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pubs:1179902
- Deposit date:
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2021-06-01
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- Copyright holder:
- Cambridge Law Journal and Eva Stanková
- Copyright date:
- 2021
- Rights statement:
- Copyright © Cambridge Law Journal and Contributors 2021.
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Cambridge University Press at: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008197321000507
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