Events

The Secret to GenAI and Trade Secrets

When
October 17, 2024
12:00 - 1:30 PM EST

Where
Online

Overview

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has been all the rage, revolutionizing content development and infiltrating various industries. GenAI systems typically use large language models (LLM) created by ‘reading’ digital content, such as images, text, and audio files, and detecting patterns and relationships therein. Part 1 of our 3-part webinar series assessed the legal risks associated with GenAI systems. In part 2, we did a deep dive into domain-specific LLMs and curated GenAI systems. Join us for part 3 to learn about the transformative potential of GenAI-generated trade secrets, the challenges in GenAI governance, and the value of GenAI-augmented education.

Hear from our panel of experts for a discussion on the latest issue related to GenAI intellectual property ramifications.

This panel presentation will address:

• Can GenAI systems create protectable trade secrets for your company?
• How to develop a business model for your company’s AI system
• How GenAI can transform education
• USPTO guidance on inventions that employ or involve AI systems
• US Copyright Office position on GenAI works
• GenAI governance, compliance, and management challenges
• Advantages of scalable, domain-driven AI models
• Open source vs. proprietary LLMs

SPEAKERS

Steve Kurlowecz, Vice President, Chief IP Counsel at Kyndryl

Steve Kurlowecz is the Chief IP Counsel for Kyndryl, Inc., the world’s largest IT infrastructure services provider.  He over sees all aspects of intellectual property protection and IP risk management for the company.  From 2003 until 2021, Steve served as Senior IP Counsel for IBM’s Cloud and Cognitive So-lutions business units, responsible for intellectual property protection for their products and services business; including developing and implementing IP asset management strategies, software product clearance, adverse IP assertion investigations, source code licensing and M&A activities and providing guidance on software matters to IBM’s world-wide IP group. 

Steve is a graduate of Suffolk University Law School and earned a Master's in Computer Science from Boston University as well as a Bachelor's in Computer Science from Framingham (MA) State College.
 

Leslie Long, Intellectual Property Counsel at Dassault Systèmes– Americas

Leslie Long is Senior Intellectual Property Counsel – Americas for Dassault Systèmes. He advises on transactional matters relating to commercial licensing agreements, involvement in consortia, customer inquiries, and open source matters. He specializes in advising on complex open source matters, application of open source licenses to new business models, and compliance with OpenChain specifications and cybersecurity requirements proposed in the United States and European Union. He has experience in due diligence of acquisitions, data rights, and assessment of machine learning/artificial intelligence technologies. Previously, Les worked in intellectual property licensing and technology assessment at the Georgia Institute of Technology and University of Maryland College Park, specializing in software licensing matters. He has a J.D. from the University of New Hampshire School of Law and B.A. in Computer Science from Texas State University.

Mary Lou Wakimura, Principal and Chair of the Board of Directors at Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds

For over 35 years, Mary Lou has assisted clients with patent preparation and prosecution, copyright registration, and portfolio management. She has particular experience with computer-related technologies and systems relating to imaging, video applications, mobile applications, machine learning, various platforms (cloud based, SaaS), virtual currency, solid modeling, simulations and mathematical models. Mary Lou’s expertise spans medical systems, bio/chemical analyses and processing, bioinformatics and medical diagnostics, and alternative energy. Additionally, her patenting expertise includes social networks, associated operations, and electro-mechanical matters, with and without a software component.

Giovanna Fessenden-Fairbank, Digital IP Counsel at Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds

Giovanna is a computer scientist, intellectual property attorney, and blockchain specialist with 20+ years of experience advising high-tech companies and startups in software patents, software product development, licensing, open source software, trademark branding, post-grant patent challenges, litigation, and intellectual property strategy.  Giovanna’s legal practice focuses on all areas of intellectual property law with an emphasis on technologies related to artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, blockchain, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), esports and gaming.