WHIPgroup attorney Patrick Duplessis will speak on patent eligibility of artificial intelligence (AI) at the 36th Annual Joint Patent Practice Seminar in New York City on April 15, 2020. The one-day seminar brings together hundreds of patent practitioners from the legal communities of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. Featured guest speakers will include Hon. Scott R. Boalick, Chief Judge of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and Hon. Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, Commissioner of the International Trade Commission (ITC).
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