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joint inventor, the application data sheet accompanying the application filed in the United States must list as inventor(s) only the natural person(s) who significantly contributed to the invention, including one in common with the foreign application. Similarly, for an application entering the national stage under 35 U.S.C. 371 (https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/35/371) where the international application indicates a joint inventor that is not a natural person, applicants can comply with the U.S. inventorship requirement by naming the natural person(s) who significantly contributed to the invention in an application data sheet accompanying the initial submission under 35 U.S.C. 371 (https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/35/371). [94]

Katherine Kelly Vidal,

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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1. Request for Comments on Patenting Artificial Intelligence Inventions, 84 FR 44889 (/citation/84 FR-44889) (August 27, 2019). AI-assisted inventions are inventions created by natural persons using one or more AI systems. The AI system's contribution is not inventorship, even if the AI system's contributions were instrumental in the creation of the invention. Thaler v. Vidal, 43 F.4th 1207 (Fed. Cir. 2022).

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2. The full report is available at www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USPTO_AI-Report_ 2020-10-07.pdf (http://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USPTO_AI Report_2020-10-07.pdf).

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3. The recording is available at www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/aiet-partnership-series-1-kickoff-uspto aiet-activities-and-patent-policy (http://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/aiet-partnership-series-1 kickoff-uspto-aiet-activities-and-patent-policy).

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4. 88 FR 9492 (/citation/88-FR-9492) (February 14, 2023).

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5. Comments are viewable at www.regulations.gov/docket/PTO-P-2022-0045/comments (http:// www.regulations.gov/docket/PTO-P-2022-0045/comments).

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6. The decision is available at www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/documents/16524350_22apr2020.pdf (http://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/documents/16524350_22apr2020.pdf).

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7. Thaler v. Hirshfeld, 558 F.Supp.3d 238 (E.D. Va. 2021).

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8. Thaler v. Vidal, 43 F.4th 1207, 1213 (Fed. Cir. 2022), cert denied, 143 S. Ct. 1783 (2023).

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9. Id. at 1211 (citing Mohamad v. Palestinian Auth., 566 U.S. 449, 454 (2012)).

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10. Id.

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