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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

About

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) is part of our work in Electronics and Information Technology.

Using legal intelligence to navigate artificial intelligence

Advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) present novel challenges for businesses looking to invest in intellectual property. AI technology intersects with virtually every major industry. Companies are increasingly integrating AI into their products and business models, relying on ML to transform valuable data into predictable patterns and actionable intelligence. Staying ahead of the competition is key, so businesses need tools that will give them an edge. Protecting those investments and understanding the innovation landscape is where Finnegan comes in.

Understanding the law, science, and technology
With extensive legal and technical backgrounds related to computer and electrical engineering, Finnegan attorneys assist clients focused specifically on AI as well those utilizing the technology to further innovate across an array of industries. Clients of all sizes, from startups to tech giants, turn to Finnegan to help them navigate complex and critical legal issues that impact their business.

We help clients looking to leverage AI technology by providing a full range of services:

  • Developing and executing a comprehensive strategy to ensure strong patents and a robust IP portfolio that may include trade secrets and other intellectual property
  • Converting AI invention disclosures into protectable IP assets
  • Writing opinions and providing ongoing counseling for new and evolving products
  • Analyzing competitors’ IP to avoid infringement and identify weaknesses in their portfolios
  • Increasing portfolio value by identifying potentially high-value assets that can be improved using strategic prosecution techniques
  • Preparing and negotiating licenses and other transactions to commercialize IP rights
  • Counseling on research and development options that minimize patent obstacles
  • Providing due diligence for merger and acquisition targets
  • Counseling on business-related matters, including antitrust and competition issues
  • Advising on potential litigation strategies and deploying experienced trial and appellate teams
  • Providing trademark, copyright, and advertising services

Contacts

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Experience

Various global and U.S. license negotiations involving standard, semiconductor, and telecommunication patents
Represented licensees and licensors in patent and trade secret license negotiations involving standard-essential patents (SEPs), semiconductor or integrated circuit (IC) patents, semiconductor process patents, factory management and automation patents, fitness equipment patents, telecommunication patents, computer networking patents, and other technologies in dozens of license negotiations; represented global companies in various IP license and cross license negotiations, presented and countered infringement assertions, formulated license terms and business arrangements, and prepared license agreements involving SEP patents, non-SEP patents, FRAND issues, MFN issues, audit provisions, arbitration mechanisms, etc.
Utility and design patent applications for brain machine interface company
BrainCo, a company specializing in BMI (Brain Machine Interface) wearables, is working with Finnegan to develop its intellectual property strategy. A key component includes building a patent portfolio of innovations and designs related to BMI technologies that allow users to directly interact with electronic devices (including toys, smart home appliances, and robotic devices) by using brain signals.
Kick-starting international design patent protection for crowdfunded personal mobility company
California-based ACTON, Inc. received funding from over 700 backers in over 40 countries through its Kickstarter campaign to start production of its smart electric RocketSkates® roller skates. This fast-moving company, whose innovative personal transportation products blend form and function through cutting-edge designs, has relied on Finnegan to protect its designs in the United States and internationally. After preparing and filing design patent applications in the United States, Finnegan has coordinated the prosecution of counterpart cases by working with its extensive network of international partners across the globe, including in European Union, China, Japan, and South Korea.
AI Automation, LLC v. Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.
Successfully achieved for Harmonix an early resolution of patent infringement lawsuit.

2:15-cv-02109, E.D. Tex., Judge Schroeder

Insights

Webinar

Patenting AI Inventions for the Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Industries

April 7, 2021

Webinar

Podcasts

Life Sciences Podcast Series - Inventorship

March 31, 2021

Conference

Future of AI

March 16, 2021

Virtual

Webinar

From the Artificial Heart to Artificial Intelligence: Protecting Your Technology Before It Is Gone

March 9, 2021

Webinar

At the PTAB Blog

Coming into Focus: Federal Circuit Reverses PTAB, Finds Independent Claims of Immersion Photography Device Unpatentable as Obvious

February 24, 2021

Webinar

Hot Topics in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Bio-pharm

December 22, 2020

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Upcoming Events

Conference

Digital Health Show

June 2, 2021

Virtual

Conference

Global Med Device IP Summit

June 2-4, 2021

Shenzhen

News

Media Mention

Ming Yang Appointed to Managing Partner of Finnegan's Palo Alto Office

August 24, 2020

Announcement

Finnegan Attorney Victor Palace Named 2020 Burton Award Winner

February 26, 2020

Commentary

Technology: Friend or Foe? Leading Trademark Practitioners Look to the Future

August 12, 2019

Commentary

When AI Invents, Thorny Questions Follow for Patent Law

August 12, 2019

Media Mention

Strategies for Protecting Artificial Intelligence Intellectual Property in U.S.

June 2019

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