Prof. Camilla Hrdy was quoted in Bloomberg Law about a new trade secrets case, OpenEvidence v. Pathway, in which a generative AI company accused a competitor of stealing trade secrets. Hrdy blogs on the new trade secret case here. The Bloomberg Law article states, in relevant part: “This is exactly the kind of case I … Continue reading Professor Hrdy Discusses New Generative AI Trade Secrets Case in Bloomberg Law…
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…
Prof. Hrdy Presents at Temple Law IP Colloquium
Professor Camilla Hrdy presented her new article on trade secrets and generative AI at the Temple University Beasley School of Law IP Colloquium on February 18, 2025. Prof. Hrdy joined Temple Law professors, Guy Rub, Paul Gugliuzza, and Salil Mehra, for a fascinating discussion with students about whether generative AI products like ChatGPT are protected … Continue reading Prof. Hrdy Presents at Temple Law IP Colloquium…
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.