The Legal Protection of Ai-Generated Inventions in Indonesia: Challenges and Perspectives in Patent Law
Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence, Patent Law, Legal ReformAbstract
The surge of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has brought many legal hurdles with it, most notably the question of who should be considered the inventor of an AI invention, and whether it is considered an invention at all. Even though Indonesian Patent Law (Law Number 13 of 2016 concerning Patents) has been enacted in 2016, it still remains based on a human-centric concept of inventorship, meaning that only human beings are allowed to be inventors. This means that as AI systems become more adept at independently identifying technical solutions, legal questions arise about who owns what and who should be credited as the inventor/patentee. The research method used in this study is normative legal research with a comparative approach in which the legal systems of Indonesia, the United Kingdom, the United States and European Union are studied. This research explores the notion of inventorship, the legal character of AI-invented creations and regulatory responses to AI-invented innovation. The results show that there is no agreement among most jurisdictions on recognizing AI as an inventor, but there are legal structures in place to establish patent ownership and responsibility. In this regard, Indonesia should contemplate the adoption of a classification of human invention, AI-assisted Invention, and AI-generated Invention, with human inventorship as a patenting basis to protect all three types. This reform would strengthen the legal clarity, stimulate innovation and preserve the patent system for the age of artificial intelligence.
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