The novel coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, has now swept the globe. Its rapid spread, which has reached pandemic levels, has sparked a worldwide effort of medical research and development to address this contagion. COVID-19 has… Read More »
In this 30-minute keynote speech at the Center for IP Understanding (CIPU)’s IP Awareness Summit, VC Investor Gary Lauder explains how some big companies are undermining the U.S. patent system to increase profits at the expense of… Read More »
Innovation is the lifeblood of the U.S. economy. Innovative industries power more than $8 trillion of U.S. GDP — one-third of our economy’s output — and support millions of jobs. But a substantial pool of innovative talent… Read More »
Last month, Las Vegas hosted the biggest and most important consumer technology event of the year – the 53rd annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES). These types of events – environments that promote invention, entrepreneurship, and hard work – are… Read More »
As Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual property and the Internet, Congressman Johnson delivered the following speech at the at Inventing America Conference in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 11, 2020. Good morning. Thank you for the… Read More »
Sonos CEO Patrick Spence told CNBC on Thursday that the speaker maker’s decision to sue Google over patent infringement was born of necessity. “I’m not going to sit idly by because there’s real value” in our patented… Read More »
America is the world’s leader in technological innovation, and that’s unlikely to change. But in the global economy, information and investments flow instantaneously, and America’s most important asset—intellectual property—is easily copied and counterfeited. Making matters worse, a… Read More »
America used to be the world’s premier technology innovator and China its best duplicator. But the roles are shifting, as has been shown by two major business stories of 2020: the signing of phase one of a… Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, the House Committee on Small Business heard from a panel of experts on patent diversity and intellectual property (IP) protections. “Studies show that small business owners with IP protections can earn 32 percent more in… Read More »
