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EPISODE · Apr 12, 2026 · 4 MIN

Can AI be a co-inventor? | Patent Help

from Patent Help: The PatentPC Show with Bao Tran · host Bao Tran

AI should not be listed as a co-inventor, noting the Federal Circuit’s Thaler vs Vidal decision that an inventor must be human. It reviews USPTO activity on AI and inventorshipwww.patentpc.com

AI should not be listed as a co-inventor, noting the Federal Circuit’s Thaler vs Vidal decision that an inventor must be human. It reviews USPTO activity on AI and inventorshipwww.patentpc.com

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AI should not be listed as a co-inventor, noting the Federal Circuit’s Thaler vs Vidal decision that an inventor must be human. It reviews USPTO activity on AI and inventorshipwww.patentpc.com

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