Whether AI can be an author or inventor in India, and how the Patent Office examines AI and computer-related inventions.
Copyright Office order of 31 Aug 2026: AI-generated art can be original, but an AI system cannot be the author
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Indian Patent Office refused (15 Apr 2026) a patent naming the AI system DABUS as inventor; appeal pending in the Delhi High Court
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India's Copyright Office registered an artwork listing an AI painting app as co-author in 2020, then issued a withdrawal notice in 2021
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The Indian Patent Office's rules for how its own examiners and Controllers may, and may not, use AI tools, including a ban on entering unpublished applications into public AI
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The Patent Office's 2025 examination guidelines for software and AI inventions, with a dedicated chapter on AI/ML, inventorship and disclosure
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