J 0008/20 (Designation of inventor/DABUS) of 21.12.2021

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2021:J000820.20211221
Date of decision: 21 December 2021
Case number: J 0008/20
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 18275163.6
IPC class: B65D 6/00 B65D 1/02 B65D 6/02 B65D 13/02 B65D 8/00 B65D 21/02
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
Download: Decision in English
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Other decisions for this case: -
Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: FOOD CONTAINER
Applicant name: Thaler, Stephen L.
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.1.01
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 60(1)European Patent Convention Art 81 European Patent Convention Art 90(3)European Patent Convention R 19(1)European Patent Convention R 19(2)
Keywords: Designation of inventor - artificial intelligence
Catchword: A machine is not an inventor within the meaning of the EPC
Cited cases: G 0001/88 G 0001/18 J 0008/82 T 0866/01 T 1157/01 T 0315/03 T 1548/11 T 0388/12 T 1051/20
Citing cases: J 0001/23

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The request for referral of questions to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is refused.

The appeal is dismissed.