Continuing Education Information Sheet

• Explain patentability and its exceptions as applied to software
• Analyze Supreme Court case law on software 'physicality'
• Identify key issues in software patent litigation and infringement
• Anticipate how AI affects software patenting going forward

Intended audience: Attorneys advising software developers and technology businesses on intellectual property.

Level: advanced

Prerequisites: None

• Daniel B. Garrie, Founder, Law & Forensics; Neutral at JAMS; Faculty at Harvard

  Law & Forensics LLC · JAMS · Harvard · Rutgers Law School · Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare

  Daniel B. Garrie is the founder and executive managing partner of Law & Forensics LLC, a boutique cybersecurity and forensic engineering firm he co-founded in 2008. He serves as a neutral, arbitrator, and forensic special master at JAMS, focusing on cybersecurity, cryptocurrency, and complex technology disputes, and holds faculty appointments at Harvard and Rutgers Law School. A patented software inventor and prolific author, he is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare and a widely cited authority on computer forensics, eDiscovery, and cyber litigation.

• Gregory M. Sleet, Neutral, JAMS (Hon., Ret.)

  JAMS

  The Honorable Gregory M. Sleet (Ret.) is a neutral at JAMS who joined after serving 20 years on the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, including seven years as chief judge. On the bench he presided over roughly 6,400 civil cases, among them more than 2,000 patent cases, and authored over 1,200 opinions. Before his 1998 appointment he served as United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, as in-house counsel at Hercules Incorporated, and as a deputy attorney general for the State of Delaware.

Legal Cyber Academy is not an accredited provider; the notes below explain how a learner may self-submitthis activity where their board permits. The pathways shown reflect this course’s subject matter. Always confirm your board’s current rules.

• Finance/securities subject matter — may support CPE where your state board accepts non-NASBA-registered activities.

• CLE (attorneys)up to 1.0 hr (60-min basis)

  Many U.S. jurisdictions let an attorney apply for CLE credit for a non-accredited program (often called individual attorney or self-application). Use this certificate plus the course Information Sheet as your supporting documentation. Your state bar or CLE board decides whether credit is granted, how much, and any self-study cap.

• CE / CPD (privacy, insurance, IT)up to 1.0 hr (60-min basis)

  Where your professional body recognizes self-reported or self-directed learning (CPD) — for example many privacy (CIPP/CIPM) and security certifications — record this activity using the certificate and Information Sheet. Confirm your program's self-reporting rules and any documentation it requires.

• CPE (accountants)up to 1.3 hr (50-min basis)

  NASBA CPE uses a 50-minute credit hour and has strict self-study standards (registered sponsors, word-count-per-credit, and qualifying review questions). This course is NOT a NASBA-registered self-study program. Some state boards accept non-registered activities at their discretion — verify with your board before claiming CPE.