AI, Intellectual Property & Marginalized Groups – A Panel Discussion in Remembrance of Former Chief PTAB Judge James Donald Smith, L'86

Please join us for a panel discussion in remembrance of former Chief PTAB Judge James Donald Smith. Judge Smith served as the Chief Administrative Patent Judge at the United States Patent and Trademark Office and was responsible for establishing the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. During his illustrious career, Judge Smith also held prominent positions in academia and led in-house intellectual property teams for several multinational corporations, including most recently Ecolab USA. The panel discussion, focused on the potential effects of AI on artists' rights and intellectual property law, will feature: Judge (Ret.) Scott Boalick - Former Chief Administrative Patent Judge, USPTO; Detavio Samuels - CEO, Offscript Worldwide and REVOLT; Joseph Drayton - Litigation Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP; Olufunmilayo Arewa- Professor of Law, George Mason University Antonin Scalia School of Law; Brent Clinkscale (Duke A.B.'83 and L'86)- (Moderator) Independent Arbitrator, Mediator and Litigation Consultant, Clinkscale Global ADR; and Arti Rai - (Offering Introductory Remarks) Elvin R. Latty Distinguished Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Center for Innovation Policy, Duke University School of Law. Lunch will be provided. Sponsored by Center on Law, Race, and Policy. Please contact Tatyana Farrow at Tatyana.farrow@law.duke.edu. For planning and lunch purposes, please register for the event here: https://duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ePD7KC7d34v7jAq).