Science fiction is as old as fiction. The Epic of Gilgamesh (2000BC) and Ramayana (500BC) have sci-fi elements. There's nothing innovative or unique about stories that imagine a future instead of a past, present, or alternate reality.
Genres are too vague and generic to be ownable by anybody. Inspiration is not plagiarism.
Genres are too vague and generic to be ownable by anybody. Inspiration is not plagiarism.