The Appellate Court held that an inventor must be a naturalized person. Put another way, only human beings can be inventors.This guidance update will assist USPTO personnel and stakeholders in determining subject matter eligibility under patent law (35 § USC 101) of AI inventions. Artificial-intelligence technological advancements bring automation and predictive analytics into patent prosecution. Our team prepares, files, and prosecutes patent, trademark, service mark, and copyright applications. In this article, we will outline and summarize the current intellectual property legal landscape in the United States related to GenAI. Relatedly, if an AI creates a novel invention, can the AI really be the "inventor"? On February 12, 2024, the US Patent Office and Trademark Office (USPTO) released the Inventorship Guidance for AIassisted Inventions (the Guidance). In a recent case Thaler v. Learn about the latest USPTO guidance on the use of AI in patent and trademark activities.