Slides and Videos

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.

Lewis Sorokin presented this introduction to artificial intelligence and the legal issues it raises on August 15, 2023 to the Pennsylvania Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section Council, in his role as Copyright Committee Head.

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.

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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.

Fred Wilf spoke at the world's oldest and longest-running technology fair. He discussed how U.S. privacy law has changed, how the European Union's GDPR, California's CCPA, and Federal laws, are each impacting the privacy law landscape, and he shared best practices to comply with privacy laws.