Whether an artificial intelligence system can be recognized as a valid copyright author under U.S. intellectual property law

in Dr. Thaler’s petition will have a significant impact on Congress’s carefully balanced scheme for protecting the public interest in promoting the generation and dissemination of creative works and ensuring the United States’ continued international leadership in the protection of intellectual property. An extension of time will help to ensure that the petition effectively presents the important issues raised by this complex case. 3. Good cause exists for granting this Request. Counsel for the Applicant has substantial professional obligations that will interfere with his availability. Commitments of counsel of record during the relevant time period include: e An appeal hearing in Thaler v. Comptroller General, CH-2024000239 scheduled in London, England July 23-35, 2025; e Trial scheduled July 31-Aug 13 for JUSTIN YU v. Rari Capital Infrastructure, et al., Case No. 22SMCV01367; e Travel to Brazil scheduled August 15-24 for professional speaking including at the ABPI intentional congress and a lecture to the Sao Paulo Institute of Attorneys (IASP); e Travel to Singapore and Japan scheduled August 25 — September 2 for professional speaking including at the Global Forum on Intellectual Property e Obligations as a mediator and arbitrator with JAMS for numerous confidential matters; and e Obligations as a Professor of Law and Health Sciences at University of Surrey School of Law and Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles. 4. For the foregoing reasons, Applicant hereby requests that an extension of time be granted, up to and including October 9, 2025, within which to file a petition for writ of certiorari. The requested 60-day extension would cause no prejudice to Respondents, who have advised that they have no objection to the extension. /s/Ryan Abbott Ryan Abbott BROWN, NERI, SMITH & KHAN, LLP 11601 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 2080 Los Angeles, CA 90025 (310) 593-9890 ryan@bnsklaw.com Dated: July 17, 2025 No. IN THE Supreme Court of the Anited States STEPHEN THALER Petitioner, Vv. SHIRA PERLMUTTER, REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT OFFICE, ET AL., Respondents. APPLICATION FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME WITHIN WHICH TO FILE A PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI IN MATTER 1:22-CV-01564-BAH (D.D.C.) / 23-5233 (D.C. CIR.) Application to the Honorable John G. Roberts, Jr., as Circuit Justice for the Federal Circuit I, Ryan Abbott, hereby certify that on this 17th day of July, 2025, one copy of the APPLICATION FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME WITHIN WHICH TO FILE A PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI IN MATTER 1:22-cv-01564-BAH (D.D.C.) / 23-5233 (D.C. CIR.) was sent via FedEx and via e-mail, to: Of Counsel: BRIAN M. BOYNTON SUZANNE V. WILSON Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General General Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights DANIEL TENNY EMILY L. CHAPUIS NICHOLAS 8S. CROWN Deputy General Counsel ANDREW FOGLIA Attorneys, Appellate Staff Deputy Director of Policy and Civil Division, Room 7325 International Affairs U.S. Department of Justice MARK T. GRAY 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW JOHN R. RILEY Assistant General Counsel Washington, DC 20530 U.S. Copyright Office All parties required to be served have been served. Dated: July 17, 2025 /s/Ryan Abbott Ryan Abbott BROWN, NERI, SMITH & KHAN, LLP 11601 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 2080 Los Angeles, CA 90025 (310) 593-9890 ryan@bnsklaw.com