Ryan Abbott is a British-American academic, attorney, physician, writer, and public speaker who is currently Professor of Law and Health Sciences at the University of Surrey School of Law,^[1][2][3] as well as Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine.^[4][5]

Abbott's research is primarily concerned with the intersection of law and artificial intelligence, intellectual property, and health law.

Education[edit]

Abbott obtained his M.D. from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine^[6] and his J.D. from the Yale Law School.^[7] He completed his doctorate at the University of Surrey School of Law.^[1] He also attended and graduated summa cum laude from Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine, receiving a Master of Traditional Oriental Medicine, and from University of California, Los Angeles where he obtained his B.Sc.^[6] Abbott is a licensed acupuncturist.

Abbott is a licensed physician and a member of both the California^[8] and New York State bars.^[9] He is also a patent attorney registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and a solicitor advocate (England and Wales).

Career[edit]

Academic[edit]

Abbott is the author of the 2020 book The Reasonable Robot: Artificial Intelligence and the Law, published by Cambridge University Press.^[10][11] In the book, Abbott argues that "the law should not discriminate between AI and human behavior."^[12][13][14] His works have been covered by publications such as The New York Times^[15] and Forbes.^[16]

Managing Intellectual Property named Abbott as one of the fifty most influential people in intellectual property in 2019^[17] and in 2021.^[18]

Practice[edit]

Abbott leads the Artificial Inventor Project which involves the filing of patent applications for AI output generated without a traditional human inventor.^{[19][20][21][22]}

Abbott has worked as an expert for the World Intellectual Property Organization and the World Health Organization, among other organizations.^[23]

Works[edit]

Books[edit]

• Abbott, Ryan (2020). The reasonable robot : Artificial Intelligence and the law. Cambridge, United Kingdom. ISBN 978-1-108-63176-1. OCLC 1159122108.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• Abbott, Ryan (2022). Research handbook on intellectual property and artificial intelligence. Cheltenham, UK. ISBN 978-1-80088-190-7. OCLC 1355565583.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website