Thaler v. Vidal

Summary

Stephen Thaler sues USPTO challenging patent office decisions regarding AI-generated inventions and patentability.

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Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Docket no.
21-2347
Nature of suit
Patent
Filed
2021-09-24
Last filing
2023-04-24

Entities in this case

Parties

MITCHELL APPER UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE KATHERINE K. VIDAL, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office ANDREW HIRSHFELD, Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office STEPHEN THALER

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