Generative AI and Intellectual Property: Navigating the Risks

Artificial intelligence is reshaping how organizations approach creativity and product development. While AI tools can accelerate innovation, they also introduce intellectual property challenges that businesses must understand and manage.

This session will provide an overview of how AI affects IP rights and what steps you can take to protect your AI-based innovations.

Topics include:

1. The role of AI in ideation and design and how it impacts ownership and originality.
2. Key risks for patents, copyright, trade secrets, and trademarks when AI is part of the process.
3. Practical strategies for documenting human contributions, safeguarding. confidential information, and ensuring compliance
4. Emerging legal frameworks and what they mean for your IP strategy.

Participants will leave with actionable insights to use AI responsibly and maintain strong IP protection in an evolving legal landscape.

Smart & Biggar

Smart & Biggar is widely recognized as Canada’s leading firm for intellectual property, and with over 180 lawyers, patent agents and trademark agents in six offices, we are also the largest firm focused purely on IP and related specialty areas.

Since 1890, we have helped our clients find value in their intellectual property rights. We remain devoted to protecting our clients' intellectual property and technology assets and advising clients on how to uncover and maximize available opportunities.

We have a storied history and tradition of providing the highest quality of IP advisory services and have filed more patent and trademark applications than any firm in Canada. Our decades of experience in intellectual property, combined with our deep knowledge and expertise across a wide range of technologies and industries, allow us to provide clients with clarity on opportunities and solutions to leverage and maximize IP.