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Title: Can artificial intelligence invent in Slovenia? Authors: ID Hafner, Ana (Author) Files: RAZ_Hafner_Ana_2025.pdf (12,52 MB) MD5: 2EBEEB33F12E23AE224DC803CB606675   Language: English Work type: Unknown Typology: 1.08 - Published Scientific Conference Contribution Organization: FIŠ - Faculty of Information Studies in Novo mesto Abstract: The rapid development of artificial intelligence in recent years has sparked global debate on whether non-human systems can be recognised as inventors under patent law. This paper examines the Slovenian legal framework to determine if AIgenerated inventions can be protected within the existing system of intellectual property rights. It analyses the Slovenian Industrial Property Act and the Copyright Act, and further European Union patent legislation - European Patent Convention. Findings of this paper show that artificial intelligence can invent but cannot act as an inventor, although the Slovenian Industrial Property Act does not explicitly define an inventor as a natural person and may therefore leave the door open for non-human entities. This study contributes to broader debates on how small jurisdictions such as Slovenia face the challenges posed by artificial intelligence-driven innovation. Keywords: artificial intelligence, intellectual property, industrial property, patents, inventors Publication status: Published Publication version: Version of Record Year of publishing: 2025 Number of pages: Str. [67-72] PID: 20.500.12556/ReVIS-13033  COBISS.SI-ID: 264964867  UDC: 347.77 Note: Nasl. z nasl. zaslona; Opis vira z dne 16. 1. 2026; Publication date in ReVIS: 22.01.2026 Views: 82 Downloads: 2 Metadata:    Cite this work Plain text BibTeX EndNote XML EndNote/Refer RIS ABNT ACM Ref AMA APA Chicago 17th Author-Date Harvard IEEE ISO 690 MLA Vancouver : Copy citation

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Record is a part of a monograph

Title:	16th International Conference on Information Technologies and Information Society : ITIS 2025
Editors:	Maruša Gorišek, Tea Golob, Teja Štrempfel
Place of publishing:	Novo mesto
Publisher:	Faculty of information studies
Year of publishing:	2025
ISBN:	978-961-96549-2-7
COBISS.SI-ID:	263628291

Document is financed by a project

Funder:	ARIS - Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency
Funding programme:	CRP
Project number:	V5-24054
Name:	Analiza podpornega okolja za učinkovito upravljanje in izkoriščanje intelektualne lastnine v Sloveniji
Acronym:	CRP – Podpora IL

Secondary language

Language:	Slovenian
Keywords:	umetna inteligenca, intelektualna lastnina, industrijska lastnina, patenti

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