Protecting Our Edge: Trade Secrets and the Global AI Arms Race

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence will hold a hearing on Wednesday, May 7 2025, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The hearing, "Protecting Our Edge: Trade Secrets and the Global AI Arms Race," will examine the role of trade secret protection in U.S. artificial intelligence development and countering economic espionage by foreign competitors and nation-states. The hearing additionally will explore important considerations with respect to protecting U.S. intellectual property as legislation and governmental policy are developed regarding AI competition, transparency, and other issues.

WITNESSES:
Nicholas Andersen, President and Chief Operating Officer, Invictus International Consulting, LLC

Benjamin Jensen, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS); Frank E. Petersen Chair for Emerging Technology, Marine Corps University School of Advanced Warfighting

Helen Toner, Director of Strategy and Foundational Research Grants, Georgetown University Center for Security and Emerging Technology

John Villasenor, Ph.D., Professor of Electrical Engineering, Law, Public Policy, and Management, and Faculty Co-Director, UCLA Institute for Technology, Law and Policy

Christopher Mohr, President, Software and Information Industry Association
Subcommittees

Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet (119th Congress)