2. BAKER BOTTS
Speakers
Dennis Duncan
Senior IP Counsel, Dolby Labs
Eric Sutton
Managing Counsel for IP, Oracle
Rosa Yaghmour
Head of IP, Loon LLC
Rosa Yaghmour
Head of IP, Loon LLC
Andrew Whitehead
Senior Patent Counsel, Genentech
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3. BAKER BOTTS
Topics
Collaborating With Your Organization to Map IP Strategy to
Business Strategy
Selecting Which IP Asset to Cover An AI-related Innovation
Managing an AI-Related IP Portfolio & AI Personnel
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6. BAKER BOTTS
Collaborating With Your Organization to Map IP
Strategy to Business Strategy
• Mechanics of Submission of Ideas for IP Protection
– Who should be involved?
– What information should be considered?
– Important issues to address
– Are changes to invention disclosure forms needed for AI-related inventions?
• AI as Part of Business Strategy
– Unknown consumer results
– Development costs
– Practical considerations
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8. BAKER BOTTS
Protecting your AI Assets
• Patents
– Protect implementation of ideas and functions
– Protection against others even if others
independently develop
– Term of 20 years from filing date
– Collect damages and enjoin others
• Trademarks
– Public facing aspect of AI
– Can add value if TM associated with an AI invention
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9. BAKER BOTTS
Protecting your AI Assets
• Copyright
– Protect expression of ideas.
– Inexpensive, Long Term.
– Uncertainty regarding inventorship/ownership of AI
• Naruto v. Slater suggests that human must be author
• Trade Secrets
– Can provide protection where Patents are lacking
• Protection of AI learning datasets?
– Might be difficult to keep
– Can be cheaper than a patent
• Need infrastructure to maintain secrecy
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11. BAKER BOTTS
Managing an AI-Related IP Portfolio
• Selecting Outside Counsel
– Need to ensure high quality work
• Identifying the Goals of the IP Portfolio
– Align the IP portfolio with the overall business plan
• Pruning the IP Portfolio
– Evaluate the strategic value of IP
• Managing AI Personnel
– What happens when an inventor or expert leaves?
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