The Patentability of AI Invention: The Case of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Law

Abstract

Artificial intelligence has gained momentum in the recent past due to technological advancements. As a result, it has elicited an endless debate particularly in light of intellectual property laws. Artificial intelligence is currently considered an emerging issue. This make it as a challenging issue for existing legal frameworks that are unable to govern and regulate it in a proper and effective way. KSA has put more effort and resources in streamlining the legal aspects to govern AI and related innovations. The current research aims to explore some of the potential difficulties encountered in patentability of AI inventions. It also aims to determine the legal challenges the researcher expect to emerge with the development of AI technology. The findings of this study indicate that KSA still finds a huge gap in terms of laws that govern AI-generated innovations. This study is significant in the sense that it has pointed out some of the challenges experienced in enacting effective intellectual property laws to govern AI innovations.