276.16S sec. 001 - AI Transactions and Licensing (Summer 2026)
Instructor: Allison Schmitt (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only)
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Units: 2
Grading Designation: Graded
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meeting:
MTuWThF 10:10 AM - 12:45 PM
Location: Law 140
From June 29, 2026
To July 13, 2026
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Enroll Limit: 45
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This course will expose students to cutting-edge transactional and licensing issues currently arising in deals related to artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Students will study a wide range of relevant concepts, including: licensing and transactional fundamentals; relevant intellectual property and AI ownership issues; licensing of AI systems, data, and outputs; liability and harm issues arising in AI transactions; licensing of content for AI training purposes; special issues arising for health and regulatory data AI transactions; ethical and regulatory requirements for AI transactions; university licensing of AI technologies; AI SaaS agreements; and acquisition issues and strategies for AI technologies.
Wherever possible, students will engage in practical exercises to develop experience in negotiating these agreements, using real-world documents wherever possible as references. Evaluation in the course will be based on class participation and on drafting exercises that apply the concepts discussed in class.
Several guest practitioners will join the course to share their perspectives and on-the-ground experiences with licensing and transactions of AI technologies.
This course is not an introductory-level course, and students will be expected to have some knowledge of (1) how AI technologies work (at least at a high level), and (2) US intellectual property law (patents, copyrights, trade secrets). Students may have gained this knowledge through work experience, previous coursework, or coursework in Berkeley's executive track LLM program.
Professor Allison Schmitt is an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Oregon School of Law, where she teaches Patent Law and Health Law and conducts research related to innovation & emerging technologies. Previously, she was the inaugural Director of the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology's Life Sciences Law and Policy Center and a research fellow at Berkeley Law. Prof. Schmitt served as a lecturer for multiple Berkeley Law courses, and she built several courses focused on intellectual property, law and technology, and life sciences issues. Prof. Schmitt’s research focuses on exploring theoretical and practical issues at the interface of emerging technologies (including artificial intelligence), life sciences and the law, including IP, regulatory, and funding considerations. After graduating from Berkeley Law (JD ’15), Prof. Schmitt clerked for the Honorable Stanley R. Chesler at the District of New Jersey, and the Honorable Kathleen M. O’Malley at the Federal Circuit. She then spent several years in private practice, focusing on life science patent litigation, patent counseling, diligence, licensing, and policy matters. She also earned a PhD in Chemistry from Duke University.
Exam Notes: (P+) Course requires a series of papers.
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Course Category: Intellectual Property and Technology Law
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