Yomiuri Shimbun file photoThe Tokyo District Court in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo 15:45 JST, May 17, 2024 The Tokyo District Court has dismissed a claim by an American engineer regarding an AI-generated invention, saying inventors provided for under the Patent Law are limited to natural persons. Presiding Judge Motoyuki Nakashima handed down the ruling on Thursday. After the Patent Office dismissed a patent application in which an AI was named as its inventor, the plaintiff had filed a suit with the cou...