Chinese court denied the copyrightability of AI-generated images for the first time in (2025) Su 0582 Min Zhong No. 4840
Abstract
Abstract In a case involving artificial intelligence-generated images, the Suzhou Intermediate People’s Court determined that these are not protectable works, and the acts of producing and selling do not constitute infringement or unfair competition.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Law
AI
and Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property Law
Intellectual Property Rights and Media
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 139–142
- Publication date
- 7 January 2026
- Language
- EN