How The U.S. Patent Office Is Keeping Up With AI

Tessa Schwartz spoke to VentureBeat about how existing intellectual property and patent laws can address the unique challenges presented by artificial intelligence.

According to Tessa, there’s a tricky issue at the intersection of transparency and patent law due to the “tension between the desire to maintain confidentiality and ownership of data and algorithms and the necessity of making available data inputs and outputs and AI developments to third parties.”

“If not properly handled, access can result in a […]

By | December 3rd, 2020 ||

Practical Guidance on Protecting Trade Secrets While Working Remotely

These intellectual property lawyers explain best practices you can use to keep your trade secrets secret while you and your employees work outside the office.

This piece was co-written by Boston area intellectual property lawyer Thomas McNulty.

It is widely reported that the rate of remote work has been steadily increasing across many sectors of the economy. Recent events have made many of these arrangements a necessity, and several tech companies have even announced that most […]

By | December 2nd, 2020 ||

EUROPEAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN TRANSITION – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF BREXIT

On January 1, 2021 the United Kingdom (UK) will officially leave the European Union (EU). As a result, current owners of European IP rights, in particular trademark and design rights, and those considering such rights, need to be aware of procedures that have been established for maintaining registrations and filing applications going forward. These new mechanisms for maintaining and obtaining registered trademarks and designs in the UK and the EU will impact owners, licensors […]

By | October 20th, 2020 ||