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The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) – a congressionally mandated, bipartisan committee, comprised of technologists, academic leaders, business executives and national security professionals – was created in 2018 “to consider the methods and means necessary to advance the development of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and associated technologies to comprehensively address the national security and defense needs of the United States. ” The Commission, co-chaired by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, submitted its final report to the President and Congress earlier this month.

While much of the recent antitrust scrutiny of Big Tech companies has focused on their abuse of market dominant positions in areas of pricing, search, advertising and publishing, there is another important area where these companies have been abusing their positions to squash competition: patents. For years now, Big Tech companies have successfully advocated for and taken advantage of weakened patent protections in the United States to infringe on the patents of smaller inventors with impunity.

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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.

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.

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.

A diverse range of intellectual property experts gathered recently in Washington D. C.

A new Joint Policy Statement by the Department of Justice (DOJ), U. S.

Efficient infringement has become an all-too-common business practice in the U. S.

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.