Professor Christa Laser

Intellectual property scholar and experienced speaker, strategist, and litigator, focused on issues including patent law, federal courts, and technology and innovation law (including artificial intelligence, blockchain, extended reality and more)
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Speaking

Expert on patent law, technology, and courts.
20+ years of media training and a passion for making legal information accessible and enjoyable.

Legal Consulting

Protect your business and ideas. Get help with patent, trademark, copyright, advertising, and more. Nine years of experience in BigLaw IP trial and appellate litigation.

Expert Witness

Available to serve as an expert witness on intellectual property law, consumer surveys for trademark & false advertising, and intellectual property & advertising damages.

Recent Talk

Prof. Laser discusses ScarJo's right of publicity with SVIC Podcast. The podcast focuses on Scarlett Johansson's statement that OpenAI used her voice without authorization for the Sky voice of ChatGPT. Lawyer and law prof Laser explains how right of publicity laws protect individuals from the commercial misappropriation of their name, image, or likeness, including voice depictions. She highlights the potential harm of unauthorized digital replicas and the need for new federal legislation to better protect individuals, such as draft NO FAKES law. The podcast also briefly discusses the enforceability and legality of nondisclosure clauses in OpenAI's employee agreements.

SVIC Podcast

Scarlett Johansson's Dispute with OpenAI re Voice, Right of Publicity: SVIC Podcast

Prof. Laser discusses ScarJo's right of publicity with SVIC Podcast. The podcast focuses on Scarlett Johansson's statement that OpenAI used her voice without authorization for the Sky voice of ChatGPT. Lawyer and law prof Laser explains how right of publicity laws protect individuals from the commercial misappropriation of their name, image, or likeness, including voice depictions. She highlights the potential harm of unauthorized digital replicas and the need for new federal legislation to better protect individuals, such as draft NO FAKES law. The podcast also briefly discusses the enforceability and legality of nondisclosure clauses in OpenAI's employee agreements.

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