Continuing Education Information Sheet

• Explain the unique aspects of software patentability, including 'physicality'
• Apply SCOTUS insights on software 'physicality' to patentability analysis
• Identify common challenges in litigating software patents and infringement issues
• Anticipate how emerging technologies such as AI affect patent law

Intended audience: Practicing attorneys, legal professionals in training, and patent agents who work with software patents and IP strategy.

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.

• Hon. James Ware, Neutral, JAMS

  JAMS · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California

  The Honorable James Ware (Ret.) is a JAMS neutral who joined the organization after 16 years as a civil litigator and 24 years on the bench. He served on the Superior Court of California in Santa Clara County before becoming a United States District Judge for the Northern District of California, where he ultimately served as Chief Judge. As a mediator and arbitrator he handles complex matters, including intellectual property disputes, drawing on his extensive judicial career.

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 1.2 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.