LES Webinar hosted by the Toronto Chapter: Prosecuting Software Patents for Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning (ML)

Have you ever wondered whether software is patentable, what aspects of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) implementations are patentable, and who might be very active in patenting in that space?  This webinar will explore how to patent computer-implemented (i.e., software) inventions in the US and Canada, as well as provide a global perspective on AI patent filing trends and explore aspects of an intellectual property (IP) strategy for AI/ML technologies, such as maintaining trade secrets versus patenting.  

Why you should attend:
If you are a licensing professional, researcher or an entrepreneur in AI/ML, you should attend this webinar.

The content: 
This webinar will explore how to patent computer-implemented (i.e., software) inventions in the US and Canada, as well as provide a global perspective on AI patent filing trends and explore aspects of an intellectual property (IP) strategy for AI/ML technologies, such as maintaining trade secrets versus patenting.  

The expert: 
Natalie Raffoul is a world-renowned expert in the patenting of software, business methods, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and the legal issues surrounding such subject matter.  She is consistently ranked among the world’s leading patent practitioners by The World Leading Patent Professional’s IAM Patent 1000 publication annually since 2014, and in 2017, shortlisted as one of seven (7) most Highly Recommended patent prosecutors in Canada. Natalie is a lawyer (Ontario) and a Registered US and Canadian Patent Agent with a background in electrical engineering.  She is the Managing Partner of Ottawa-based Brion Raffoul LLP, a boutique firm specializing in IP.

A former USPTO Patent Examiner, Dennis Haszko has worked both as in-house corporate patent counsel for an Ottawa-based multinational telecommunications company and for private firms in both Canada and the United States. In private practice, his experience has ranged from managing the patent departments of regional IP boutique firms in both Canada and th

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