{"id":30228,"date":"2025-12-31T11:17:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T11:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/?p=30228"},"modified":"2025-12-31T11:18:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T11:18:57","slug":"english-patentability-of-ai-based-inventions-in-the-pharmaceutical-field-under-european-patent-law-p-di-giovine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sib.arvis.dev\/en\/articles\/english-patentability-of-ai-based-inventions-in-the-pharmaceutical-field-under-european-patent-law-p-di-giovine\/","title":{"rendered":"Patentability of AI-based Inventions in the Pharmaceutical Field under European Patent Law &#8211; P. Di Giovine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How is European patent law addressing the growing use of artificial intelligence in pharmaceutical innovation?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-29163 lazyload\" title=\"Patentability of AI-based Inventions in the Pharmaceutical Field under European Patent Law\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sib.arvis.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/electronics450.png\" alt=\"Patentability of AI-based Inventions in the Pharmaceutical Field under European Patent Law\" width=\"400\" height=\"458\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sib.arvis.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/electronics450.png 500w, https:\/\/sib.arvis.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/electronics450-262x300.png 262w, https:\/\/sib.arvis.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/electronics450-131x150.png 131w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/458;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our <a id=\"ember40\" class=\"ember-view\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/sib.arvis.dev\/en\/our-team\/paolo-di-giovine-italian-patent-attorney-chemistry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paolo Di Giovine<\/a> shares analysis and thoughts in his new article, \u201cPatentability of AI-based Inventions in the Pharmaceutical Field under European Patent Law\u201d, just published in the European Health &amp; Pharmaceutical Law Review.<\/p>\n<p>AI is increasingly shaping pharmaceutical R&amp;D, and a full understanding of what this can mean in terms of patent protection is becoming essential for both innovators and legal practitioners.<\/p>\n<p>Paolo explores key questions around inventorship, technical character and patent eligibility, and he reflects on whether the current legal framework is adequate to accommodate AI-driven inventions in this rapidly evolving field.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ehpl.lexxion.eu\/article\/EHPL\/2025\/4\/9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the abstract on EHPL website<\/a> (payment required for full text).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How is European patent law addressing the growing use of artificial intelligence in pharmaceutical innovation? 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