What do “Shark Tank,” Abraham Lincoln, and the Super Soaker have in common? Each has played a part in America’s longstanding and unique history of honoring the inventors who make life better for everyone. Most people who… Read More »
If the headlines are to be believed, every aspect of American life, from farming to football, is under threat due to excessive patent litigation. While these anecdotes may seem compelling, it is important to look at the underlying data before… Read More »
President Biden wants to lower drug prices. While that is a laudable goal, we can’t afford to undermine the intellectual property rights that helped produce these innovative drugs in the first place. A recent proposal would do… Read More »
A weakened patent system is making it harder for energy companies to protect innovations. When people think of cutting-edge innovation, they’re likely to gravitate to fields like computing, medical devices and consumer products, and understandably so. But,… Read More »
Researchers at a Boston biotechnology firm recently released a groundbreaking study demonstrating that their new gene editing technology can significantly reduce cholesterol levels in patients at risk of heart attack and stroke. Unfortunately, discoveries like this could… Read More »
Patent policy has been my focus for 35 years. I spent over two decades adjudicating major intellectual property disputes as a judge on the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. In the 13 years since… Read More »
In the second Republican presidential debate, candidates spoke forcefully about China, alternately calling for outright decoupling, claiming we are already in a new cold war, and pledging to “declare independence from China.” Their rhetoric reflects a broader concern across… Read More »
America’s high-tech industries grew up hand in hand with a robust system of intellectual property rights. Without strong patent protections to encourage inventors, we would never have become a global leader in software, biotechnology, or artificial intelligence…. Read More »
The European Union is planning to establish a court to determine licensing fees on perhaps the West’s most important commercial technology. The proposed plan, leaked to Reuters in late March, has one big beneficiary: China. The EU proposal would give the European Intellectual Office… Read More »
