China Talk: Patents and National Power by Jordan Schneider and Lily Ottinger
How IP shaped America’s economic rise
What role have patents played across history in building national power, and how in the 21st century have the US, China, and EU played their cards differently with respect to IP?
To discuss, ChinaTalk interviewed Adam Mossoff, professor at the Antonin Scalia Law School at GMU.
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or check out the YouTube video.
We explore…
- How the patent system has shaped American society since independence,
- The extent to which patent policy caused the great divergence between China and the west,
- Whether Elon’s misunderstanding of patents will become the dominant attitude of the second Trump administration,
- The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and other threats to the U.S. innovation ecosystem,
- How to reconcile China’s IP theft with robust domestic patent law,
- What the U.S. can do to facilitate innovation while competing with China in emerging technology.