AI’s Disruptive Influence On Patent System
- IJLLR Journal
- Feb 7
- 1 min read
Yuvashri. S.K., B.A., LL.M., Legal Practitioner (Ranipet District), Tamilnadu, India.
ABSTRACT
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a pivotal force for innovation, fundamentally questioning the foundational principles of patent law that rely on human inventorship. As AI systems increasingly create inventions with little to no human involvement, current patent structures encounter considerable legal and conceptual challenges. This article provides a critical analysis of the effects of AI-generated inventions on patent law, focusing specifically on standards of patentability, inventorship, and ownership within the context of Indian law. It evaluates the relevance of traditional patent criteria novelty, inventive step, and industrial applicability to inventions driven by AI, as well as the statutory exclusions outlined in the Patent Act of 1970 and the Guidelines for Computer-Related Inventions (CRI). By comparing the DABUS case with international practices, the paper underscores the shortcomings of existing legal frameworks in recognizing non-human inventorship. The article also derives that although AI-generated inventions may meet essential patentability standards, substantial legal and policy reforms are required to provide clarity, encourage innovation, and maintain doctrinal consistency in the era of artificial intelligence.
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI-generated inventions, Patent law, Inventorship, Computer-Related Inventions (CRI).
