Wearable Computers and Intellectual Property Law
$175
About the Course
Truly unique. Truly fascinating. Truly unnerving.
The approaching wave of wearable computers presents numerous and momentous concerns for intellectual property professionals. Patent drafters and prosecutors must take extra vigilance in safeguarding their patent applications, as passersby will increasingly be able to view and record proprietary documents.
As wearable computers usher in the convergence of multiple technologies, telecom and Internet service providers may face new product liability challenges. In addition, because wearable computers will often be operated by voice command, existing patents directed toward traditional computer interaction may be designed around by patents written specifically for voice-operated wearable technologies.
Among the other issues discussed during this session are:
- •The intersection between wearable computers and the Economic Espionage Act.
- •Whether wearable computer companies are more likely to patent inventions or protect them as trade secrets.
- •The relative value of design patents versus utility patents for wearable computer technologies.
- •Developments related to patenting hand gestures.
- •Key privacy concerns associated with wearable computers.
- •The preparedness of patent examiners to review wearable computer patent applications.
- •Which privacy and data laws apply when devices and cloud data repositories are located in different countries.
- •Security risks connected with wearable computers.
- •Obligations to anonymize information collected by wearable computer companies.
- •Classification of wearable computers for medical applications as hardware versus software.
Course Leader
Giulio Corraggio, Senior Counsel, DLA Piper
Giulio Corraggio is a senior counsel in the Intellectual Property & Technology department based in the Milan office of DLA Piper. He is widely recognized for his expertise in Internet law, data protection, telecommunications, e-commerce, and technology transactions. Giulio holds an LL.M. in Computer and Communications Law from Queen Mary College, London, and is admitted to practice in Italy as well as England and Wales.
Course Length
Approx. 1.0 hours
Pricing
$175 per user