Prospects for the Protection of Objects Created by Artificial Intelligence Technologies within the Framework of Intellectual Property Law
https://doi.org/10.17803/1994-1471.2025.179.10.096-104
Abstract
The paper seeks to identify the most promising model for the legal protection of objects produced by artificial intelligence that exhibit characteristics comparable to legally protected results of human intellectual activity. The study concludes that the designation of such works (or rights thereto) as independent objects of civil law — by analogy with digital rights — is not advisable. It is substantiated that AI-generated objects may be afforded legal protection through the application of intellectual property law mechanisms. The research further reveals the existence of conceptual inconsistencies and practical challenges in integrating AI-generated works into the system of objects regulated by the institutions responsible for safeguarding the results of intellectual activity. The author argues that, in order to eliminate such contradictions and reduce contentious issues, it is advisable to develop an autonomous legal regime for the protection of AI-generated results within the sub-branch of intellectual property law.
Keywords
Intellectual property rights,
results of intellectual activity,
objects of law,
artificial intelligence,
artificial intelligence (AI) technologies,
results of artificial intelligence activity,
legal regime,
intellectual property law,
copyright objects,
allied rights objects
Supporting agencies: The paper has been prepared within the framework of the study conducted under the state assignment entitled «The Russian Legal System in the Context of the Digital Transformation of Society and the State: Adaptation and Prospects for Responding to Contemporary Challenges and Threats» (FSMW-2023-0006). Registration number is (EGISU NIOKTR): 124012000079‑6.
About the Author
E. V. Gyulbasarova
Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ekaterina V. Gyulbasarova, Cand. Sci. (Law), Associate Professor, Department of Intellectual Property Rights
Moscow
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For citations:
Gyulbasarova E.V. Prospects for the Protection of Objects Created by Artificial Intelligence Technologies within the Framework of Intellectual Property Law. Actual Problems of Russian Law. 2025;20(10):96-104. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17803/1994-1471.2025.179.10.096-104
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