Securing the Future: IP Protection Strategies for AI-Driven Enterprises
Womble Bond Dickinson lawyers brief on AI's impact on patent, copyright, and trade secret law, with a life sciences deep dive.
- When
- Wed, June 3, 2026 · 18:00–21:00 JST
- Where
- Minato City, Japan · In person
- Region
- Kanto (Tokyo)
- Organizer
- Tokyo AI
- Language
- EN
- Source
- Luma
Summary
Three lawyers from Womble Bond Dickinson present a legal and technical briefing on how AI is reshaping intellectual property law. Chris Mammen opens with recent U.S. developments in copyright, patent, and right-of-publicity law as AI systems take a larger role in creation and invention. Steve Levitan follows on trade secret protection, covering whether AI-generated inventions can be protected, the risks AI poses to existing trade secrets, and mitigation strategies.
Susan Krumplitsch closes with patent challenges specific to AI in biotech, medtech, and medical devices, including patentability and data ownership questions for AI-driven life sciences innovation. Doors open at 18:00, talks run 18:30 to 20:00, and networking continues until 21:00. Organized by Ilya Kulyatin and Julia Harvey, supported by Tokyo AI and Global Hands-On VC.
About the community
Tokyo AI (TAI) is Japan's largest AI community, with over 4,000 members based mainly in Tokyo. Membership spans engineers, researchers, investors, product managers, and corporate innovation managers. Programming includes technical talks, panels, and networking events across the AI ecosystem.
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