Professor Hrdy moderated a panel on trademark law at Penn Law on Friday. The panel, entitled, “How Far Should Trademark Protection Extend?” was hosted by the Penn Intellectual Property Group (PIPG) for their Annual Symposium, which took place on Friday, March 21, 2025, at University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. The Panelists, pictured above, were: … Continue reading Professor Hrdy Moderates Trademark Law Panel at Penn Law, Asking “Should Strong Marks Get Greater Protection”?…
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OpenEvidence v. Pathway: The Legal Battle Over AI Reverse Engineering
Can generative AI models like ChatGPT be “reverse engineered” in order to develop competing models? If so, will this activity be deemed legal reverse engineering or illegal trade secret misappropriation? I have now written a few articles exploring this question, including Trade Secrecy Meets Generative AI and Keeping ChatGPT a Trade Secret While Selling It Too. But when … Continue reading OpenEvidence v. Pathway: The Legal Battle Over AI Reverse Engineering…
Profs. Perzanowski & Fagundes: A new framework for conceptualizing the end of IP rights
This blog post is cross-posted on Written Description. Aaron Perzanowski and Dave Fagundes have just posted a very interesting and thought-provoking paper draft on SSRN called “How Intellectual Property Ends.” The paper, which follows up on their prior work on copyright abandonment, closely examines how IP rights come to an end through doctrines like “expiration,” “forfeiture,” or “abandonment.” … Continue reading Profs. Perzanowski & Fagundes: A new framework for conceptualizing the end of IP rights…
Prof. Goodman gives keynote at Silicon Flatirons Flagship conference.
Professor Ellen P. Goodman gave a keynote address at Silicon Flatirons Flagship conference: Examining the New Federalism in Technology Policy. She spoke about state AI governance efforts.
Prof. Goodman gives press interviews regarding threats to investigate NPR and PBS
Professor Ellen P. Goodman gave press interviews to The Hill and Voice of America critiquing the FCC Charman Carr’s threat to NPR and PBS to investigate member stations’ underwriting announcements and his statement that Congress should zero out federal funding for public broadcasti