TO ALL MEMBERS AND FRIENDS:
We are pleased to announce that the Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association is holding a meeting on Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 5:30 pm.
Location: Volpe Koenig
30 S 17th Street, 18th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
CLE Program: Keeping ChatGPT a Trade Secret While Selling It Too
Speaker: Professor Camilla Hrdy, Associate Professor of Law – Rutgers Law School
Description of CLE Program: Camilla Hrdy, an Associate Professor of Law at Rutgers Law School, will be speaking about her research on trade secret law and artificial intelligence. Her article, called “Keeping ChatGPT a Trade Secret While Selling It Too,” is published in the Berkeley Technology Law Review and can be accessed here:
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4879849
Professor Hrdy will address a legal puzzle that keeps trade secret owners (and their lawyers) up at night: How can companies protect valuable new generative AI technology using trade secret law, while also selling new AI products to the public? Professor Hrdy answers this question by examining trade secret law precedents involving traditional software technology, as well as new ongoing cases currently being pursued by AI companies.
Please explore our newly redesigned website! — While you’re here, take a moment to browse our fresh new look—featuring improved access and submission of membership forms, secure RSVP and payment functionality for our monthly meetings and Judges Dinner to better serve our members!
Please also join us in congratulating our new Officer and Board members:
Treasurer: Phillip D. Wolfe(Morgan Lewis) [2025-2027]
Board of Governors: Michael Barboun (Morgan Lewis) [2025-2027]
Board of Governors: William P.W. Kehoe (Baker Hostetler) [2025-2027]
Board of Governors: J. Evan Mucha (USPTO) [2025-2027]
Please RSVP for the September Meeting by September 9, 2025 via the online form below. One hour of Pennsylvania and Delaware CLE credit has been requested.
The cost is $40.00 for members, $50.00 for guests/non-members, and free for students who complete a membership form. Please make checks payable to “PIPLA.”
Please submit payment using the secure payment portal provided with the online form below.
As a reminder, applications for new members and membership renewals for the 2025-2026 association year are due by November 15, 2025.
The application for new membership can be viewed by clicking here.
The membership renewal form can be viewed by clicking here.
We look forward to seeing you at the meeting!
