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We’re living through an extraordinary moment in technological history. From Siri to autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence is developing at an exponential rate. The World Economic Forum attributes the Fourth Industrial Revolution to the growth of disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI). In a report by PWC, AI is estimated to be a US$15.7 trillion game changer by 2030.
Rapid technological developments can often pose challenges for different aspects of law. Is our Patent Law keeping up with disruptive technologies such as AI? Helen McFadzean, Senior Associate of Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick, will take us on a journey through time of AI development and the history of patentable subject matter in Australia, to explore current tensions between AI technology and patent legislation, as well as emerging issues for now and the future. As Bill Gates once said - The intersection of law, politics, and technology is going to force a lot of good thinking. Please join us as we explore these topics in the expanding and ever-changing technological frontier of AI.

About the presenter:
Helen McFadzean – Senior Associate – Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick
Helen is a registered Patent and Trade Marks Attorney in Australia and New Zealand. She joined the intellectual property profession in 2009 because of her passion for innovation and cutting edge technology. Since then, Helen has successfully obtained patents, trade marks and designs for many businesses in Australia and overseas in a large number of technology areas including machine learning and image classification, embedded software and control systems. Helen is experienced in drafting patent specifications, prosecuting patent applications in Australia and overseas, providing infringement and validity opinions, conducting searches, and providing general IP advice. Since joining Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick in 2017, Helen has developed a further specialisation in artificial intelligence and software patents. In 2019, Helen completed certification in the field of AI programming with Python from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.

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