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Talk II: Commercialization Landscape of Gen-AI 2024 Monday, March 18, 2024 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. (PT) Virtual/Zoom General MCLE Credit Available  Register | Agenda | Resources   Please join us for Talk II, a session dedicated to unraveling the emerging commercialization landscape of Gen-AI. This talk features insights from two vanguards in the field: Di Li, the visionary Founder and CEO of XiaoIce, Microsoft's renowned AI spinoff, and Chlon Tang, the esteemed Founding / Managing Partner of Berkeley SkyDeck Fund.…

Please join BCLT on March 19, 2024 from 1-2 PM in Room 100 for a dynamic lunch presentation from Wilson Sonsini attorneys-Ali Alemozafar, Jason Xu, Matthew Kovac, Tina Hanson- where they will discuss what it's like to work at their firm and day-to-day life at their office. Lunch will be provided on a first-come-first-served basis. RSVP now!

Wednesday, March 20, 2024 | 4:30 PM University Club, California Memorial Stadium Register to secure your seat at the lecture: https://bclt.wufoo.com/forms/2024-david-e-nelson-memorial-lecture/ Join BCLT for the 2024 David E. Nelson Memorial Lecture. This not-to-be-missed annual event will once again be held at the spectacular University Club, atop the California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley. Introductions will be made by Edlene Miguel from the IP Law Society and Women in Tech Law at the UC Berkeley School of Law. CLE will be offered. How can we best fulfill…

Session 5: Amazon's Quiet Overhaul of the Trademark System Jeanne Fromer (NYU) Room 134 Thursday, March 21, 2024 10:00 - 11:50 a.m. (PT) Organized by Proj. Tejas Narechania & Prof. Colleen Chien Abstract Amazon’s Quiet Overhaul of the Trademark System Amazon’s impact raises profound questions for trademark law, and for law more generally. There have been powerful players before, and other situations in which private dispute resolution procedures have affected parties’ behavior. But Amazon’s effect on the legal system is…

March 22, 2025 | 1-2 PM (Doors open at 12:3o PM) Booth Auditorium & Live-streamed Admission is free. Registration is not required. Join us for a dynamic discussion about the future of AI governance – what’s behind the hype, who’s at the table, and what's at stake for our society.  We are thrilled to welcome our guest discussants: Martha Minow, 300th Anniversary University Professor, Harvard University DJ Patil, First U.S. Chief Data Scientist Jennifer Chayes, Dean of the UC Berkeley…

141 Law Building & Online (Zoom) Registration | Book Overview General CLE Credit Available Join Professor Angela Zhang (USC School of Law), Professor Rob Merges (BCLT), and Dr. Yuan Hao (BCLT) for a discussion on her book titled High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs Its Economy on April 1st in Room 141 from 1-2 PM.  Abstract: "In High Wire, Angela Zhang provides a comprehensive and sophisticated overview of how China regulates its enormous tech sector. Zhang introduces a…

RSVP now! We are delighted to announce that Chief Judge Richard Seeborg of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California will join us for a Q&A session on patent remedies on Monday, April 1 at 6:30 pm in Room 295, Warren. Chief Judge Seeborg has extensive experience presiding over complex patent cases, including injunctions, damages, willfulness, and attorney fees. He will share his insights and perspectives on the challenges and trends in patent remedies and answer your…