Introduction to AI and Intellectual Property

This skills seminar focuses on the intersection of law and technology, with an emphasis on AI and Intellectual Property law. Students take on the persona of law firm associates and work through actual cases and scenarios involving AI technologies. It is well suited for non-specialists seeking to improve (a) their substantive knowledge of IP law as applied to today’s cutting-edge technologies like Generative AI and (b) their practical legal skills including communication, written & oral advocacy, deal-making & negotiations, and the role of AI in the law. Students will examine actual pending IP AI cases (like Author’s Guild v OpenAI and Raine v OAI) and conduct simulated exercises – taking on the role of plaintiff, defendant, law clerk, and judge – in advocating their clients’ cases. UPPER-CLASS WRITING REQUIREMENT: A limited number of students may partially satisfy the requirement with a 3,000-word paper with approval of the Vice Dean for Academic Affairs.