Data is fast becoming one of the hottest topics in university licensing — particularly with AI-related innovations and other research projects that rely on huge data sets. Universities — especially those with affiliated health systems — are putting skin in the game, but there are big issues with the legalities of using even blinded clinical data, images, and health records.
With a myriad of laws relating to consent and privacy to be navigated, as well as issues related to the rights of the licensee, how royalties are distributed, and more, Tech Transfer Central’s Distance Learning Division has secured two data licensing and privacy experts to lead this urgent webinar:
Please join Rubén Flores-Saaib, Associate Director of Licensing for USC Stevens Center for Innovation, and attorney and certified privacy practitioner James Casey, Esq., for this one-hour webinar workshop that will discuss:
- The unique IP protection needs and licensing potential for clinical data sets in a variety of technology arenas including:
- Life Sciences
- Artificial Intelligence and Big Data
- Relational Databases
- Guidelines for decision-making regarding what data sets can and cannot be licensed based on the research agreement parameters or sponsoring organization regulations
- Drafting and negotiating controls over data use, distribution, and sub-licensing rights in the license agreement
- The increasing role of privacy and what is triggering the explosion in privacy considerations
- Overview of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
- How the above regulations/legislative measures affect privacy, use and potential monetization of data
Meet Your Program Leaders:
James Casey, Esq., CPP, is an attorney, Certified Privacy Practitioner (CPP), and consultant based in Washington, DC. He is the U.S. representative for Privasee, a privacy company based in Stockholm, Sweden, and is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the CUNY M.S. in Research Administration and Compliance Program. His professional career has included positions in university research management, government, and law.
Today he works at the nexus of privacy, contracting, law and science. James is a member of the U.S. Supreme Court and Wisconsin bars, and is a State Bar of Wisconsin representative to the American Bar Association House of Delegates. He is a member of the National Conference of Lawyers and Scientists (a joint working group of the ABA and AAAS) and is Chair of the Rights and Responsibilities of Scientists Committee in the ABA Science and Technology Law Section (SciTech).
Casey is a Past President of the State Bar of Wisconsin Nonresident Lawyers Division (NRLD) and is presently a Director on the NRLD Board. He received the NCURA Distinguished Service Award in 2009. A graduate of the University of Dayton School of Law, he is a Life Fellow of the Wisconsin Law Foundation and a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. He may be reached at lawrev@hotmail.com.
Rubén Flores-Saaib is Associate Director of Licensing at the USC Stevens Center for Innovation, bringing more than 15 years of experience in both corporate and academic research, business development, and technology commercialization.
Most recently, he was the Director of the Office of Innovation and Commercialization (OIC) at UC San Diego, leading a team of 18 licensing, intellectual property, marketing managers and assistant directors at the largest technology transfer office of the UC system.
During his tenure, the OIC doubled the annual number of startups and increased licenses by 50%. Flores-Saaib’s previous experience includes positions with Biosite (now Inverness), Chemicon (now Millipore-Sigma), and the Los Angeles BioMedical Research Institute at Harbor UCLA Medical Center.
In 2016 he co-founded the San Diego Innovation Council, a nonprofit organization that brings together academic research technology transfer offices in San Diego along with investors, incubators, and government programs supporting academic startups.
