276.16S sec. 001 - AI Transactions and Licensing (Summer 2025)
Instructor: Allison Schmitt (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only)
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Units: 1
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meeting:
MTuWThF 4:45 PM - 6:25 PM
Location: Law 145
From June 03, 2025
To June 11, 2025
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Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 30
As of: 03/13 08:14 PM
This course will expose students to cutting-edge transactional and licensing issues currently arising in deals related to artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Students will study a wide range of relevant concepts, including: licensing and transactional fundamentals; relevant intellectual property and AI ownership issues; licensing of AI systems, data, and outputs; licensing of content for AI training purposes; university licensing of AI technologies; AI SaaS agreements; and acquisition issues and strategies for AI technologies.
Wherever possible, students will engage in practical exercises to develop experience in negotiating these agreements, using real-world documents wherever possible as references. Several guest practitioners will join the course to share their perspectives and on-the-ground experiences with licensing and transactions of AI technologies.
Instructor Allison Schmitt is the inaugural Director of the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology's Life Sciences Law and Policy Center and a research fellow at Berkeley Law. Allison has served as a lecturer for multiple Berkeley Law courses, focused on intellectual property, law and technology, and life sciences issues. Allison’s research focuses on exploring theoretical and practical issues at the interface of emerging technologies (including artificial intelligence), life sciences and the law, including IP, regulatory, and funding considerations. After graduating from Berkeley Law (JD ’15), Allison clerked for the Honorable Stanley R. Chesler at the District of New Jersey, and the Honorable Kathleen M. O’Malley at the Federal Circuit. She then spent several years in private practice, focusing on life science patent litigation, patent counseling, diligence, licensing, and policy matters. Allison also earned a PhD in Chemistry from Duke University.
Exam Notes: (TH) Take-home examination
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Course Category: AI Law and Regulation
This course is listed in the following sub-categories:
Intellectual Property and Technology Law
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