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Brian specializes in AI / machine learning patent applications. In the 2023 Evident AI Patent Innovation Report, Brian personally drafted the top AI patent in the ranking, and 5 of the top 20 most influential AI patents listed in the report. In the 2024 Evident AI Report, Brian also drafted the most influential IT & Cybersecurity Patent.Technologies Brian has successfully obtained patents for have won multiple Emmy awards (networking, VFX) and SIA cybersecurity awards (data center IoT / cloud security), and Red Dot design awards (smart home). Patent applications Brian drafted have been successfully enforced against third parties in the advanced manufacturing and computer interface industries to obtain significant settlements and have also survived patentable subject matter challenges (in the US and UK). Brian drafted many early and influential (by citation count) blockchain / distributed ledger, and private computing granted patents. Brian's background is in electrical engineering, and has successfully guided patent applications to granted patents in respect of technologies relating to machine learning / artificial intelligence (both foundational and applied technologies, including supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning), blockchains / distributed ledger technologies, cryptography, telecommunications (satellite, data routing), biometrics, power electronics, computer science (database structures), control systems, ride-sharing, autonomous vehicles, smart home / sensors, among others. Brian has successfully co-led the defense of an enterprise client against a third party's QR payments cybersecurity patent (currently under appeal), and also negotiated favourable license deals with non-practicing entities (webpage GUIs). Brian has also prepared non-infringement arguments responding to allegations relating to machine vision, successful deterring a potential lawsuit. Brian is a dual qualified lawyer (Ontario / New York), a patent agent (Canada / US reciprocal), and a professional engineer. Brian has assisted a multinational publicly traded company as interim open source counsel, and is a Black Duck Certified Legal Specialist. Brian has prepared guidance on both incorporating and contributing to open source projects. Brian also leads machine learning data set reviews and prepares practical guidance for AI model training, and has contributed to policy discussions related to dataset licensing. Brian also has experience protecting integrated circuit topographies (ICT) in Canada.Listed on IAM Patent 1000.brianc(at)ieee.org.

Listed skills include Intellectual Property, Legal Research, Legal Writing, Patents, and 16 others.