In the current issue of the Aktuelle Juristische Praxis (AJP)/Pratique Juridique Actuelle (PJA) (issue 2/2026), Professor Dornis comments on the decision of the Bundesverwaltungsgericht of 26 June 2025 (B-2532/2024) addressing the question whether an AI system may be designated as an inventor under Swiss patent law.
The proceedings concerned a patent application filed by AI pioneer Stephen L. Thaler, in which the AI system “DABUS” was named as the inventor. The court reaffirms the anthropocentric concept of inventorship under the Swiss Patent Act and, accordingly, requires the designation of a natural person. At the same time, the decision engages with the level of human contribution required in AI-assisted inventive processes and arguably lowers that threshold in a way that challenges the paradigm of human authorship.
The case note analyzes the judgment in light of the broader doctrinal debate and highlights its practical implications for the treatment of AI-generated technical teachings in patent law.
You can find the first side of the article here.
