Slides and Videos

Josh Waterston was joined by Judge Berry, presenting a CLE for the Delaware County Bar Association's Family Law Section, educating family lawyers on issues raised by smart technology devices and artificial intelligence tools.

Josh Waterston and Lewis Sorokin educated lawyers and paralegals about the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by law firms during this presentation at the Delaware County Bar Association on November 29, 2023. AI chatbots have become useful tools for the public, and AI could transform the practice of law through efficient research, analysis, and even document preparation. However, lawyers must follow ethical requirements, such as client confidentiality, as they leverage this new technology.

Fred Wilf and Josh Waterston's September 2023 presentation at the Drexel Law School's Privacy, Security and Compliance Program, on the intersection of Intellectual Property and AI.

Josh Waterston participated in a CLE panel, which involved a spirited discussion on the rights of musicians and the public when artificial intelligence can make it difficult to tell what is real.

A presentation by Fred Wilf and Josh Waterston on the intersection of Intellectual Property and AI. They discussed existing copyright authorship requirements and reviewed how these may be applied to works derived from AI.

Recording of Fred Wilf's presentation and Q&A at the world's oldest and longest-running technology fair, regarding the intersection of Intellectual Property and AI. Fred discussed existing copyright authorship requirements, and reviewed how these may be applied to works derived from AI.

Fred Wilf and Josh Waterston shared a Privacy Law update at the world's oldest and longest-running technology fair. They discussed new and existing state privacy laws, the impact of the European Union's GDPR on privacy laws across the world, how California's CPRA changes the existing CCPA, and new and proposed Federal laws. They also shared best practices to comply with current and pending privacy laws.

In this brief video, Fred Wilf explained the basics of copyright law and when to file an application. He described how copyright protects original expressions of ideas fixed in a tangible medium, but not the ideas themselves. He reviewed why registration matters, noting it is required before filing suit and that filing before infringement unlocks additional remedies, including attorneys' fees and statutory damages. He walked through filing at copyright.gov and offered a cost-benefit framework for deciding whether to register.

In this brief video, Fred Wilf addressed whether and when to form a company. He explained the legal defaults that apply without an entity, distinguishing sole proprietorships from partnerships, and discussed the entity shield, tax treatment, asset ownership, and investors. He compared LLCs with corporations, and covered EINs, special requirements for nonprofits, the costs of forming and maintaining an entity, and business insurance. He closed with a cost-benefit framework for deciding whether to form an entity.

In this brief video, Fred Wilf explained how patent law differs from copyright and trademark law, and how inventors can protect their creations, as long as they are novel, useful, and non-obvious. He outlined the critical one year on sale/public disclosure deadline, the necessity for enabling disclosure and best mode, and the difference between provisional and full (utility) applications. He also reviewed strategic uses of patents: sword/shield, licensing, and cross licensing, in the context of a cost benefit analysis.

In this brief video, Fred Wilf explained how freelancers could navigate and leverage various areas of intellectual property law to protect their work. He described the distinct ownership rules for copyrights, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets, and how protections could be affected by employment relationships, specific circumstances, or written agreements. Key topics included “work made for hire” (copyright), shop rights (patent), how use affects trademark rights, and safeguarding confidential information as trade secrets.

In this brief video, Fred Wilf gave an overview of Federal trademark law. He explained how trademarks protect a business, and the difference between Federal trademark applications and common-law trademark rights. He also shared the difference between “actual use” and intent to use” applications, and provided a cost-benefit framework for businesses to use when deciding how to proceed.