Decision time

In the first of a two-partseries, David V Sanker discusses patentsversus trade secrets in the era of artificial intelligence

David V Sanker, Morgan Lewis

When deciding on whether to protectinventions using patents or trade secrets, the usage of artificial intelligence(either as part of the invention or to create the invention) can affect theanalysis. In some cases, the presence of artificialintelligence (AI) can influence how an invention is implemented.