Partner Mark Rawls will speak on "Safeguarding Your Valuable IP: Protecting AI Innovations and Innovations Developed with the Assistance of AI" at Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) 2026, taking place March 22-26, 2026, in San Antonio, Texas. Mark's session will be held at 2:45 pm on Wednesday, March 25, as an industry session. This session will educate the audience on the importance of protecting IP through patents and to review the latest guidance on: 1) protection of innovations created with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI) and 2) AI innovations. A high-quality patent can turn an innovation into a valuable business asset. Strategic drafting of patent applications and the management of the prosecution of the application through various patent offices around the world is how businesses obtain maximum value and avoids losing rights through errors like public disclosure or incomplete protection.
APEC focuses on the practical and applied aspects of the power electronics business. This is not just a designer’s conference; APEC has something of interest for anyone involved in power electronics:
- Equipment OEMs that use power supplies and dc-dc converters in their equipment
- Designers of power supplies, dc-dc converters, motor drives, uninterruptable power supplies, inverters, and any other power electronic circuits, equipment, and systems
- Manufacturers and suppliers of components and assemblies used in power electronics
- Manufacturing, quality, and test engineers involved with power electronics equipment
- Marketing, sales, and anyone involved in the business of power electronics
- Compliance engineers testing and qualifying power electronics equipment or equipment that uses power electronics
Industry Sessions present information on current topics in power electronics from industry sources. In addition to the practicing power electronics professional, these sessions are of interest to system engineers/architects and business-oriented people such as purchasing agents, regulatory agencies, along with other people who support the power electronics industry.
To learn more, and to register for APEC, please visit the APEC event website.
