mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.workstoTechnology@lemmy.world•US patent office confirms AI can’t hold patentsEnglish
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9 months agoUnfortunately the US moved from a first-to-invent system to a first-to-patent a few years back. Terrible idea.
And for the record, the US was one of the last western countries to switch
Unfortunately I’ve seen plenty of patents misused exactly as you described. Patent trolls are a thing