Source: Harvard Law School

Harvard Law School will host the 2024 Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property Law Conference, bringing together experts from the legal, tech, and academic sectors. The conference will focus on how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the landscape of intellectual property (IP) law, especially in areas such as patents, copyrights, and trade secrets. Speakers will explore the challenges of adapting traditional IP frameworks to the digital age, where AI-generated works, machine learning models, and automated inventions are complicating definitions of originality, ownership, and liability.

Keynote speakers will include Matthew F. Ferraro from the Department of Homeland Security, who will discuss the national security implications of AI, and Rebecca Tushnet from Harvard Law School, who will delve into copyright issues related to generative AI. The conference will also feature panels on AI’s role in patent litigation, with judges from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit providing insights into how courts are handling AI-related patent disputes.

The event will conclude with discussions on the global implications of AI for intellectual property, with speakers advocating for international cooperation to establish clear guidelines and legal standards that can address the rapid advancements in AI technology.