I. Introduction We live in an extraordinary time. No area of our lives is untouched by remarkable innovations in technology. The revolution in digital technology that first began in the mid-twentieth century has changed how we live,… Read More »
Executive Summary “One bite at the apple” is a basic premise of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) established under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. Congress intended inter partes review (IPR) as an alternative to district… Read More »
By Emma Williams-Baron, Jessica Milli, Ph.D., Barbara Gault, Ph.D. July 20, 2018 ID: IWPR #C472 About This Report This report investigates differences in women- and men-owned firms’ intellectual property holdings (including patents), their research and development activities, product… Read More »
By Elyse Shaw, M.A., Cynthia Hess, Ph.D. JULY 24, 2018 ID: IWPR #C471 About This Report This report profiles programs designed to increase gender diversity in patenting, innovation, and entrepreneurship in a variety of settings, including academic institutions,… Read More »
The July 2018 issue of Technology & Innovation, the Journal of the National Academy of Inventors, focuses on “the Invention Gender Gap,” highlighting how women are under-represented in the field of innovation. The issue includes articles on the… Read More »
Executive Summary For at least the last 15 years, accelerating with the Obama Administration, the U.S. patent system has been systematically marginalized for all but the largest corporations. Cutting edge startups and entrepreneurs – and their investors… Read More »
By Kevin Madigan, George Mason University – Antonin Scalia Law School – Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property Adam Mossoff, George Mason University – Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty Date Written: April 13, 2017 Abstract Compared… Read More »
The Innovation Alliance today released an updated slide deck highlighting that the U.S. position as a global leader in innovation is under threat. In recent years, U.S. policies have made it harder for inventors and innovators to… Read More »
For approximately four decades starting in the late 1930s, the U.S. patent system was in a state of distress. Courts widely invalidated patents, antitrust risk cast a cloud over licensing arrangements, and antitrust enforcers issued compulsory licensing… Read More »
Ronald Reagan’s Presidential Commission on Industrial Competitiveness assessed the challenges America then faced regarding U.S. industrial competitiveness. It turns out that private property rights foster human flourishing not only for individuals, but also for attaining a competitive… Read More »
