Author: Jim W. Ko
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Are we sure trade secrets are the way to go for protecting your AI?
Trade secrets for AI are at risk due to potential regulatory measures by the U.S government. The President’s 2023 Executive Order on AI does not address its impact on trade secret protections for AI. AI innovations are often kept as trade secrets, especially for AI providers who use SaaS, which makes reverse engineering impossible. However,… Read more
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…and without implementing AI successfully, you will be replaced.
[updated Nov. 2024] Hyperbole? No, at least not for many industries. Businesses and individuals who figure out how to implement AI successfully will operate far more efficiently than those who don’t. And the already starving artist is facing its greatest existential crisis; there’s seemingly nothing to do but protest. Employee displacement by generative AI—which generates… Read more
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Without intellectual property (IP), you are replaceable….
[updated Nov. 2024] If your business has no IP, you are replaceable. By any of your competitors. How much of your potential patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret rights (the 4 main categories of IP) have you realized? This article is the definitive visual guide for understanding IP and your tech company. It provides a… Read more
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Launch of Ko IP & AI Law PLLC
Excited to announce the launch of my solo law practice, Ko IP & AI Law PLLC. I provide counsel for all the ways that intellectual property and artificial intelligence issues can and will impact your business. I am a patent attorney, registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Everything about my wide-ranging,… Read more