Webinar: Keep Your AI on the Mark: Protecting IP and Brands in the Digital Age by Alt Legal Community

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About this Webinar

As companies increasingly adopt Generative AI (GenAI) tools, understanding how these advancements affect business operations is essential. In this webinar, Matt Braunel, Shoko Naruo, and Michael Parks—all partners at Thompson Coburn—will delve into the critical areas where GenAI is impacting businesses. They'll explore the complexities of intellectual property rights for AI-generated materials across U.S. and international laws, highlight current litigation trends surrounding GenAI, and examine how these tools influence trademark practices in our rapidly evolving digital landscape. In particular, they'll address:
* Determining ownership of IP rights for materials created using GenAI
* Navigating GenAI's legal risks and litigation trends
* Utilizing AI advancements to simplify trademark practice

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Matt Braunel

Vice-Chair of the IP group at Thompson Coburn

Matt is chair of the firm’s AI Task Force as well serving as the vice-chair of Thompson Coburn's Intellectual Property practice group and the firm’s Innovation Committee. He frequently presents about the implications of AI use in the legal industry. He hosts monthly discussions for the firm’s attorneys and has developed guidance and best practices for the firm regarding the use of AI. Matt litigates all forms of intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets. He also focuses on brand protection and anti-counterfeiting efforts. Matt is a registered patent attorney and practices before various federal courts and patent-related boards such as the Federal District Courts, Federal Appeals Courts, International Trade Commission, the Patent and Trademark Office, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. He is admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Shoko Naruo

Partner at Thompson Coburn

Shoko Naruo provides trademark counseling and enforcement services to help companies protect their brands globally. She has successfully registered and enforced trademarks in nearly 200 countries. Shoko specializes in negotiating and drafting intellectual property-related contracts, and also offers guidance on domain name disputes, copyright issues, and infringement matters. She has extensive experience advising companies in manufacturing, food, agriculture, hospitality, and cannabis industries on trademark and other IP issues. Shoko, a native Japanese speaker fluent in English, also assists Japanese clients with business and legal matters and serves as the co-chair for the Thompson Coburn's Asian American affinity group.
Michael Parks

Co-chair of the IP group at Thompson Coburn

Michael Parks is a co-chair of Thompson Coburn’s Intellectual Property practice group, chair of the firm’s Technology Committee, and member of the firm’s AI task force. He is a frequent presenter on topics related to both the concerns and positive aspects of integrating use of AI into the legal and business arena. Michael is a registered patent attorney, and he specializes in patent, trademark, and copyright law, representing clients in federal courts across the United States in a wide variety of IP cases. He has an electrical engineering background and extensive experience litigating patents in various technical fields, including artificial intelligence and software-based technologies. Michael also handles trademark litigation, counseling, prosecution, and adversarial proceedings within the United States Patent and Trademark Office.