Kilpatrick Townsend


Insights: Publications Could Star Trek’s DATA Be a Patent Inventor? National Law Review, Volume X, Number 34 February 3, 2020 Most of us know that DATA, the beloved android from Star Trek, The Next Generation, is an artificial intelligence (AI) life form from the distant future with a high capacity to problem solve and innovate. But, if DATA were present today and invented a new technology, could he be an inventor on a patent for his invention?

Insights: Publications

Could Star Trek’s DATA Be a Patent Inventor?

National Law Review, Volume X, Number 34

February 3, 2020

Most of us know that DATA, the beloved android from Star Trek, The Next Generation, is an artificial intelligence (AI) life form from the distant future with a high capacity to problem solve and innovate. But, if DATA were present today and invented a new technology, could he be an inventor on a patent for his invention?