Landslide January/February 2019

Features

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

Pros and Pitfalls of Artificial Intelligence in IP and the Broader Legal Profession

By Timothy J. Carroll and Manny Caixeiro

The legal community has long perceived itself as a bastion of inimitable natural intelligence, but the reality is that lawyers have utilized artificial intelligence (AI) for years. However, the advantages of AI are not without risks and limitations.

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

Drafting Patent Applications Covering Artificial Intelligence Systems

By Christopher J. White and Hamid R. Piroozi

Pay attention to the details during disclosure meetings; draft claims with an understanding of patent eligibility and the AI ecosystem; and craft specifications that shine a spotlight on an invention’s merits.

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

Artificial Intelligence and Trade Secrets

By Jessica M. Meyers

Trade secrets are well suited for protecting AI technologies, but their use has implications for innovation, transparency, employment, and other legal and social issues.

New Attorneys

Learning from Each Other: An Interview between Two Generations of IP Attorneys

By Stephen F. Rost and Derek B. Lavender

A junior IP attorney and a senior IP attorney discuss the evolution, challenges, and rewards of IP practice, as well as the benefits of mentoring.

New Attorneys

Training Post-Millennial IP Lawyers: A Field Guide

By Norman J. Hedges and Mark D. Janis

The legal community has long perceived itself as a bastion of inimitable natural intelligence, but the reality is that lawyers have utilized artificial intelligence (AI) for years. However, the advantages of AI are not without risks and limitations.

Intellectual Property

Building Effective Client Relationships: Practice Tips from In-House

By Phoebe Bower and Pervin R. Taleyarkhan

In-house and private IP attorneys offer their views on how to create, develop, and ensure the most effective legal service and collaborative client relationships in IP portfolio management.

Internet

Leveeing a Flood of Counterfeits on Amazon

By Matthew J. Clark

As e-commerce has grown over the years, so has the trade in counterfeits. Learn how brand owners can stem the rising tide of counterfeits with Amazon’s Brand Registry and Transparency programs.

Europe

Practical Tips on GDPR for Intellectual Property Attorneys

By Patrick Wheeler and Mette Marie Kennedy

Understand the main obligations imposed by the General Data Protection Regulation on intellectual property advisers worldwide who deal with clients or lawyers in the European Union.

Columns

Intellectual Property

Perspective: You Cannot Step in the Same River Twice

By Mark K. Dickson

A message from the ABA-IPL chair.

Departments

International Law

Meeting of the Minds: Around the World and Back: Making a Champion Out of Your Design with International Design Rights

By Kenneth “Kenny” Matuszewski and Elizabeth Ferrill

Design owners’ needs and budget should be carefully considered to best determine whether and where they should obtain design patents.

Trade Secrets

Decisions in Brief

By John C. Gatz

Brief synopses of recent decisions involving copyrights, patents, trade secrets, and trademarks.

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Landslide® January/February 2019

AI and the Young Attorney: What to Prepare for and How to Prepare

Features

Pros and Pitfalls of Artificial Intelligence in IP and the Broader Legal Profession

Drafting Patent Applications Covering Artificial Intelligence Systems

Artificial Intelligence and Trade Secrets

Learning from Each Other: An Interview between Two Generations of IP Attorneys

Training Post-Millennial IP Lawyers: A Field Guide

Building Effective Client Relationships: Practice Tips from In-House

Leveeing a Flood of Counterfeits on Amazon

Practical Tips on GDPR for Intellectual Property Attorneys

Columns

Perspective: You Cannot Step in the Same River Twice

Departments

Meeting of the Minds: Around the World and Back: Making a Champion Out of Your Design with International Design Rights

Decisions in Brief

ABA Resources

The ABA

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Landslide® January/February 2019

AI and the Young Attorney: What to Prepare for and How to Prepare

Features

Pros and Pitfalls of Artificial Intelligence in IP and the Broader Legal Profession

Drafting Patent Applications Covering Artificial Intelligence Systems

Artificial Intelligence and Trade Secrets

Learning from Each Other: An Interview between Two Generations of IP Attorneys

Training Post-Millennial IP Lawyers: A Field Guide

Building Effective Client Relationships: Practice Tips from In-House

Leveeing a Flood of Counterfeits on Amazon

Practical Tips on GDPR for Intellectual Property Attorneys

Columns

Perspective: You Cannot Step in the Same River Twice

Departments

Meeting of the Minds: Around the World and Back: Making a Champion Out of Your Design with International Design Rights

Decisions in Brief

ABA Resources

The ABA

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