2024 AI Patent 100 List RankOrganization Name2023 Total AI US Utility Patents 1 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1211 2 ALPHABET INC. 870 3 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 750 4 AMAZON, INC. 54121 more rows
The future of patent law is poised to be a harmonious blend of human expertise and AI efficiency. In this future, AI does not replace attorneys but rather complements their work. Platforms like Drafting LLM, with their advanced AI capabilities, are set to become indispensable assistants to patent attorneys.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) grants patents for AI-based inventions as long as they meet the requisite criteria of novelty, non-obviousness, utility, and patent eligibility (described below).
On appeal to the Federal Court of Australia in Thaler v Commissioner of Patents (2021) FCA 879, the Deputy Commissioner of Patents' decision was overturned by Beach J, who found that a named inventor can be a non-human, including an AI system or device.