Tech Talks by Mayer Brown

About Tech Talks by Mayer Brown

This show is designed to keep you up to date on the latest trends happening in data, digital, outsourcing and software. Just 20-30 minutes long, each podcast session provides insight on legal issues relating to technology transactions and touches on relevant and timely topics.

Publisher

Mayer Brown

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Apr 2020

Latest episode

15 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

57 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Jan 2026

   IP Frameworks in Contracts for Emerging Technologies

   In this episode of Tech Talks, Mayer Brown partners Julian Dibbell, Brad Peterson, and Spencer Glende explore how companies can structure IP frameworks in contracts to support innovation in emerging technologies. They discuss why traditional contracting approaches often fall short in high-uncertainty environments and outline practical strategies—such as joint governance, flexibility, and aligned incentives—to help parties collaborate effectively and maximize long-term value. Show notes: 00:02 Introduction to IP Frameworks in Contracts for Emerging Technologies 2:00 Defining "emerging technology" 5:21 IP Contracting Perspective 11:09 How to build IP frameworks 12:19 Key 1: Clarity of Common Purpose 13:49 Key 2: Mechanism of Joint Steering Committees 19:26 Key 3: Maximizing Innovation Value 22:26 Key 4: Element of Flexibility and Optionality 26:24 Key Takeaways

2. 

   6 Jan 2026

   Protecting AI Assets and Outputs with IP Strategies in a Changing World

   In this episode of Tech Talks, Julian Dibbell is joined by partner Brian Nolan and associate Megan Fitzgerald to unpack how companies can protect AI assets and outputs using IP strategies. The conversation maps the key protectable components of AI—algorithms and code, trained models and parameters, proprietary datasets, and outputs—and evaluates the strengths and limits of trade secrets, copyrights, patents, and contracts. They highlight why trade secrets are particularly powerful for AI while probing emerging "improper means" issues like scraping, prompt injection, and ToS violations. They also survey evolving copyright law on human authorship and fair use in training, and discuss patent inventorship guidance and eligibility trends, before closing with practical contracting approaches to allocate data rights, output ownership, and IP strategy. Show Notes: 00:02 Introduction to Protecting AI Assets and Outputs 02:00 Protectable AI Assets: Algorithms, Models, Data, Outputs 06:07 IP Toolkit: Trade Secrets, Copyright, Patents, Contracts 09:55 "Improper means" in AI: Scraping, Prompts, ToS 12:44 Using Copyright to Protect AI 16:21 Copyright: Human Authorship, Code Protection, Fair Use 21:27 Patents: Inventorship Guidance, Eligibility, Open Issues 29:58 Contracts: Data Rights, Output Ownership, Strategy

3. 

   19 Dec 2025

   Artificial Intelligence Provisions in Technology Contracting: Keeping Up With the Evolving Regulatory Landscape

   In this Tech Talks episode, Mayer Brown partners Ana Bruder, Julian Dibbell, Gabriela Kennedy, Arsen Kourinian, and Oliver Yaros put four AI regimes head to head: the European Union's risk based Act, the United Kingdom's light touch approach, Asia's mixed models, and the United States' state by state patchwork. Their contracting playbook: lock down roles and risk, and go beyond "comply with law" to require risk management, human oversight, transparency, and data use limits. Our hosts close out by looking ahead to 2026 to see how these regimes diverge further. Show Notes: 00:04 Introductions to Artificial Intelligence Provisions in Technology Contracting 02:52 EU AI Act: Roles, Risk Tiers, and Contract Implications 04:05 UK's Pro Innovation, Light Touch Framework 07:50 Asia Snapshot: China's GenAI Rules vs. Soft Touch Regimes 10:58 U.S. Patchwork: State Laws, High Risk Use Cases, and Contracts 14:41 Negotiating AI Contracts Amid a Shifting Global Regulatory Landscape 18:44 Practical Best Practices for AI Contracting 24:50 Beyond "comply with law": Standards, Data Use, and Future Proofing 27:25 2026 Looking Ahead: Global Regulatory Trajectories

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

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5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 34 / 100

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Engagement

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