Sekiguchi Toko (September 25, 2025, 07:52 GMT | Comments) – Japan's Intellectual Property High Court has determined that under the Patent Act, only natural people can be inventors, but the question is in the invention stage. When AI becomes part of everyday research, the standards of skilled individuals emerge as the question of whether human ingenuity can still be counted. The Japan Intellectual Property High Court has determined that only natural people can be inventors under the Patent Act. When AI becomes part of everyday research, the standards of skilled individuals emerge as the question of determining that human ingenuity is still counting.
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