Artificial Intelligence Systems: Exploring AI Systems’ Patentability in The United Kingdom And The European Patent Office

Abstract

The topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a common interest for the public and corporations on a global level. Through a legal analysis of case law between the United Kingdom and the European Patent Office (EPO), this paper will argue that while AI systems are indeed patentable in both the United Kingdom and the EPO and that despite the differences, the result of patenting AI is likely to be the same across both jurisdictions, there still needs to be further clarification in regards to different AI systems. Given that they are addressed as a hybrid between computer programs and mathematical methods, there needs to be deeper exploration towards AI system patentability across different types, and different technical applications.