Dr Rachel Free

Partner, Patent Attorney, CMS

Rachel Free is a partner at International law firm CMS and a UK and European patent attorney with an MSc in Artificial Intelligence and a DPhil in vision science. She is a member of the House of Lords all party parliamentary group on AI which advises parliamentarians about AI and an independent advisory board member of the University of Bath Centre for Doctoral Training on accountable, responsible, transparent AI.

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Artificial intelligence—intellectual property

Practice Notes

This Practice Note discusses the interplay between artificial intelligence (AI) (or machine learning) and intellectual property (IP). First, it explains what AI is and its use in different sectors before considering the implications of AI for the development of IP law, including the protection of: training data, training algorithms, AI systems themselves, and the output of AI. It then looks at the issues to consider when contracting with a third-party AI solution provider and whether changes to the current IP system are necessary to deal with AI.

Fintech and intellectual property

Practice Notes

This Practice Note considers intellectual property issues specifically in relation to fintech. It covers: fintech and intangible assets, fintech IP strategy, copyright, open source software, brand protection, trade secrets, impact of artificial intelligence and practical steps.