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The current global pandemic has created an urgent need for innovation in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology that can help combat, even eradicate, COVID-19. While there is no shortage of articles about COVID-19, you won’t find many that call out the connection between the coronavirus, innovation, and patents. We’ve rounded up four noteworthy articles — and one … Coronavirus, Innovation, and Patents: Essential Reading Roundup

Rob Strayer is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Cyber and International Communications Policy. His duties include development of policy as it pertains to international cybersecurity, as well as leading dialogue on related subjects with foreign governments. Prior to his current position, Mr. Strayer was general counsel for the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. … Rob Strayer, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Cyber and International Communications Policy, Explains What International IP Espionage Looks Like

Adam Mossoff is a law professor at the Antonin Scalia School of Law, George Mason University where he teaches a range of classes covering intellectual property. Widely regarded as an authority in IP theory and policy, Mr. Mossoff is frequently called upon to provide testimony before Congress. Read his bio here. Why Patents Matter to … Adam Mossoff Explains Why Patents Matter to Job Creation, Competitiveness, and National Security

A diverse range of intellectual property experts gathered recently in Washington D.C. to discuss the U.S. patent system at the 2020 Inventing America Conference. The Conference, titled “The U.S. Patent System: Promoting U.S. Job Creation, Competitiveness and National Security,” featured speakers from the USPTO, State Department, Congress, academia, industry and more. Here are some key … 2020 Inventing America Conference: Key Quotes From IP Experts

A new Joint Policy Statement by the Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) restored an important patent protection for standard-essential patent (SEP) holders, the right to injunctive relief. SEPs are patents for certain critical technologies that are determined to set the standard … Restoring Injunctive Relief for Standard Essential Patent Holders

Efficient infringement has become an all-too-common business practice in the U.S. What is efficient infringement? Efficient infringement occurs when large corporate interests choose to infringe the patents of smaller inventors, knowing that it is cheaper to fight off any legal challenge in court, than it is to pay a fair licensing fee for the use … Tech Giants Are Using Efficient Infringement (a.k.a Invention Theft) to Crush Competitors and Kill Innovation

China Now Outpaces Other Countries in Patent Filings From WIPO’s Report: “World Intellectual Property Indicators 2019” Every year, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) releases a report that analyzes and ranks global IP activity. Key findings in this year’s report reveal that the U.S. is losing ground to foreign countries in patent filings and patent … Three Reports Highlighting the Current State of the U.S. Patent System

The Patent Diversity Gap The U.S. patent system faces a persistent patent diversity gap that is undermining American innovation. A 2016 study by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) found that only 18% of patents list a woman as the inventor. And Professor Lisa Cook at Michigan State University has found that African Americans … Promoting Innovation by Increasing Diversity in Patenting

The Innovation Alliance recently released a slide deck highlighting how the U.S. position as a leader in innovation is still under threat. The slide deck shows that U.S. startup formation remains below pre-Great Recession levels, venture capital investment is increasingly moving overseas and China has now overtaken the U.S. and much of the world in … The U.S. Position as a Leader in Innovation is Still Under Threat