"Will Artificial Intelligence Become an Inventor?" Patent Office Public Survey

"Is it acceptable to grant inventor status to artificial intelligence?"

On the 24th, the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) announced that it will conduct a public survey until September 30 to gather public opinions on whether artificial intelligence can be granted inventor status and the possible directions for changes in the current patent law when granting such status to AI.

Prior to the survey, a section titled "Artificial Intelligence and Invention" has been opened on the KIPO website, providing information related to the "AI inventor issue" that has been discussed domestically and internationally.

Participants can take part in the survey by downloading the survey file from the KIPO website, completing it, and emailing it back to the Patent System Division of KIPO, or by checking their opinions on each question through the "On-Gukmin-Sotong" website operated by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

Kim Ji-su, Director of the Patent Examination Planning Bureau at KIPO, stated, "The question of granting inventor status to artificial intelligence is currently being discussed at the meeting of patent office heads of the five leading patent countries (Korea, the United States, Japan, China, and Europe) as well as at the World Intellectual Property Organization. KIPO plans to gather public opinions through the survey to establish a domestic position and, based on this, lead the international community's response to the AI inventor issue."

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