IPPI 2026 Summer Progress Report

Joshua Kresh
Research Professor & Executive Director
IPPI: The IP Policy Institute
The University of Akron School of Law
Washington, D.C.

 

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IPPI Hosted & Co-Hosted Events

These are events either hosted or co-hosted by members of
the IPPI team and our affiliates from March through May 2026.

2026-2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Fellowship First Meeting (New Orleans, LA)

On March 12-13, IPPI hosted the first meeting of the 2026-2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship in New Orleans, Louisiana. Meeting One was for the purpose of the Edison Fellows presenting their research proposals. Edison Fellows submitted brief synopses detailing their proposed theses and research, and Distinguished Commentators and other Edison Fellows commented on the research proposals.

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News & Speaking Engagements

These are news and speaking engagements for members of
the IPPI team and our affiliates from March through May 2026.

Policy Work

Amicus Brief in Hikma v. Amarin

In March 2026, IPPI Advisory Board Member the Hon. Paul R. Michel (Former Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit) submitted an amicus “Brief of Former Federal Circuit Chief Judge Paul R. Michel and Scholars of Law and Economics as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents” in Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. et al., v. Amarin Pharma, Inc. et al., to the Supreme Court of the United States. Other signatories included IPPI’s Joshua Kresh, Emily Michiko Morris, and Mark F. Schultz and IPPI Affiliates Dr. Kristina M. L. Acri, née Lybecker, Michael L. Doane, Dr. Bowman Heiden, Kristen Jakobsen Osenga, Douglas S. Park, and Ted M. Sichelman.

New Policy Research on Pharmaceutical Patent Myths

In May, IPPI shared new policy research by IPPI scholars that separates myth from reality in current debates over pharmaceutical patents. In this collection of short papers—“Pharmaceutical ‘Patent Thickets’ and “Pharmaceutical Patent ‘Evergreening’”—Mark F. Schultz and Douglas S. Park, together with Jennifer L. Brant, challenge common narratives about pharmaceutical patenting practices with real-world evidence.

Letters, Comments, & Testimony

• On April 22, IPPI Senior Fellow for China IP & Scholar Mark A. Cohen testified at the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s Full Committee Hearing on “Stealth Stealing: China’s Ongoing Theft of U.S. Innovation.” [Read more about Mr. Cohen’s comments for the hearing on China IP | Read Mr. Cohen’s testimony on “Practical Proposals to Address Intellectual Property Misappropriation from China”]
• IPPI Senior Economist Dr. Alexander Raskovich submitted an April 23 response, “Business Collaborations: The Need for Antitrust Guidance on Licensing Negotiation Groups,” to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s request for comments for guidance on business collaboration.
• In April, IPPI Scholar Dr. Johnathan Liddicoat submitted advice to the Australian government on reform of patent marking and standing for exclusive licensees.
• On May 18, the USPTO held its third Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) listening session, with IPPI Scholar Amy Semet and IPPI Advisory Board Members the Hon. Paul R. Michel and Corey Salsberg (Vice President and Global Head IP Affairs, Novartis) among the panelists. (Learn more on the USPTO website | Read IPWatchdog’s piece on the listening session)

New Affiliates

In April, IPPI welcomed Dr. Andrew P. Vassallo, Associate Professor of Economics and Chair of the Economics Department at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania and 2025-2026 Edison Fellow, and Professor Francesca Ferrari, Professor of Civil Procedure Law at the University of Insubria – Como/Varese, Italy, as IPPI Senior Scholars. IPPI also welcomed Jim Harlan, JD/MBA (Senior Advisor, The Standard Strategy) as a Practitioner in Residence this spring.

• Read about Dr. Vassallo and his work. Says Dr. Vassallo, “I am honored to join the IPPI. My research on patent damages has already benefited greatly from the insights of their outstanding team. Operating at the intersection of academia, industry, and legal and economic policy, the IPPI cultivates research that enhances incentives for technological progress across a variety of industries.”
• Read more about Professor Ferrari and her work. Says Professor Ferrari, “I am pleased to join IPPI at a time when the interaction between academic research, regulatory frameworks, and industrial policy is increasingly shaping innovation governance. The Institute’s role in fostering dialogue between scholarship and policymaking represents a valuable contribution to the development of balanced intellectual property systems. I look forward to engaging in initiatives aimed at strengthening access to patent frameworks, supporting innovation capacities in strategic sectors, and promoting coherent policy approaches in areas such as healthcare and advanced technologies. These efforts are essential to ensuring that legal systems effectively respond to technological change while supporting sustainable economic development.”
• Read more about Mr. Harlan and his work. Says Mr. Harlan, “I read standards licensing commitments as binding promises under the contract law that actually governs them, then follow that reading through injunctions, holdout, and the rights of the firms that fund the underlying research. IPPI’s evidence-first posture is the right home for that work, and that’s why I’m honored to be working with IPPI.”

Some Highlighted Speaking Engagements

• IPPI Executive Director Joshua Kresh; Advisory Board Members the Hon. Andrei Iancu (Partner and Co-Head of Intellectual Property and Technology Litigation Group, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP; Former Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office; Co-Chair, Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP)), the Hon. David J. Kappos (Partner and Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property Practice, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP; Former Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office), David Korn (Vice President, Intellectual Property and Law, PhRMA), the Hon. Paul R. Michel, and Corey Salsberg; Senior Fellow for China IP & Senior Scholar Mark Cohen; and Senior Scholars Jonathan Barnett and the Hon. F. Scott Kieff spoke at IPWatchdog LIVE 2026, hosted from March 22-24 in Arlington, Virginia.
• On March 25, IPPI Advisory Board Members the Hon. Andrei Iancu and the Hon. Paul R. Michel, Senior Fellow for China IP & Scholar Mark Cohen, and Senior Scholars Jonathan Barnett and Francesca Ferrari spoke at LeadershIP 2026, hosted by the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS).
• On March 26, IPPI Scholar Professor Michael Doane and IPPI Senior Fellow for Innovation Policy & Senior Scholar Dean Kristen Jakobsen Osenga spoke at the Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association (CIPLA) March 2026 CIPLA Meeting, co-hosted by CIPLA and The University of Akron Center for Intellectual Property Law & Technology (affiliated with IPPI) at The University of Akron School on Law, Akron, Ohio. Professor Doane gave the CLE presentation “Intellectual Property Enforcement in Online Marketplaces,” and Dean Osenga delivered the CLE presentation “Forum Shifting and Shopping in Patent Litigation.”
• IPPI Faculty Chair & Senior Scholar Mark F. Schultz was interviewed for an April 8 IP Protection Matters podcast episode on “IP Protections Essential to the Free Market and Startup Economy.” (IP Protection Matters is a production of the Center for Individual Freedom (CFIF).)
• On April 13, the IPPI-affiliated UAkron Law IP Center presented the Albert and Vern Oldham Spring 2026 Lecture, entitled “Policy, Economic Development, and Competitiveness: What the Populist Moment Reveals About Growth and Governance,” with Dr. Amit Kapoor (President and CEO, Indian Council on Competitiveness; Lecturer, Stanford University; Affiliated Faculty, Harvard Business School) at Akron Law in Akron, Ohio.
• On April 23, IPPI Advisory Board Member Corey Salsberg, Senior Scholar Daryl Lim, and 2026-2027 Edison Fellow Jaci McDole spoke at Intellectual Property Awareness Summit® (IPAS) in Columbus, Ohio (2026 agenda).

New Edison Paper Promoted

Sufficiency of disclosure in patents and private value for innovators: Empirical evidence, a 2025-2026 Edison Fellowship paper by Dr. Srinivasan Ananthraman (Senior Patent Researcher, Ashland Specialty Ingredients), was shared in the LSN Intellectual Property: Empirical Studies eJournal (Vol. 16 No. 6, March 17, 2026, Christopher J. Buccafusco, Duke University, and David L. Schwartz, Northwestern University).

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News and Updates by IPPI Affiliate

Dr. Kristina M. L. Acri, née Lybecker

IPPI Senior Scholar; John L. Knight Chair of Economics and Professor of Economics, Colorado College

• Signed the March “Brief of Former Federal Circuit Chief Judge Paul R. Michel and Scholars of Law and Economics as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents” to the U.S. Supreme Court in Hikma v. Amarin

Dr. Srinivasan Ananthraman

2025-2026 Edison Fellow; Senior Patent Researcher, Ashland Specialty Ingredients

• See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Nathanael Andrews

2026-2027 Edison Fellow; Senior Associate Counsel, Software Information Industry Association (SIIA)

• Participated as a Fellow and presented a paper proposal at the first meeting of the 2026-2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship on March 12-13 in New Orleans, Louisiana

David Atkinson

2026-2027 Edison Fellow; Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgetown University Law Center; Lecturer / Assistant Professor of Instruction, The University of Texas at Austin

• Participated as a Fellow and presented a paper proposal at the first meeting of the 2026-2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship on March 12-13 in New Orleans, Louisiana
• See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Jonathan Barnett

IPPI Senior Scholar; Torrey H. Webb Professor of Law, USC Gould School of Law

• On March 24, spoke on the breakout panel “Competition Policy in the Innovation Economy: Rethinking the Role of the Government” at IPWatchdog LIVE in Arlington, Virginia (view agenda)
• On March 25, presented on and participated in a conversation about “Protecting Innovation in Technology” at LeadershIP 2026, hosted by the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) (view the recording of Prof. Barnett’s session)
• On March 26, participated in a CSIS-hosted conversation with the Hon. Andrei Iancu on Professor Barnett’s latest book, The Big Steal: Ideology, Interest, and the Undoing of Intellectual Property (The Big Steal on Amazon)
• On March 27, participated in an event held in Washington, D.C. to launch the new Journal of Dynamic Competition (JDC), of which Professor Barnett is a co-founder and co-editor (learn more at DavidTeece.com and on LinkedIn)
• Spoke on the panel “Innovation and Competition in the Pharmaceutical Sector” at the April 9-10 Dynamic Competition Initiative’s 3^rd DCI Conference in Florence, Italy
• In April, gave a talk and participated in a moderated discussion on “When Antitrust Gets It Wrong” for the Amsterdam Law & Technology Institute (ALTI)
• Spoke on the May 27 LES webinar “Domestic and International IP Developments Under the Current Administration”
• See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Jennifer L. Brant

IPPI Practitioner in Residence; Senior Advisor, Sidley Austin LLP; CEO & Founder, Innovation Insights

• See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Terrica Carrington

IPPI Practitioner in Residence; Vice President, Law, Policy & International, Motion Picture Association

• Spoke on the panel “Copyright on Trial: Lessons from Four Years of Generative AI Litigation” at the April 15-17 2026 ABA-IPL Section Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

Giorgio Castiglia

2026-2027 Edison Fellow; Program Manager, Research and Programs, Mercatus Center at George Mason University

• This spring, took on a new position as Program Manager, Research and Programs at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University
• Participated as a Fellow and presented a paper proposal at the first meeting of the 2026-2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship on March 12-13 in New Orleans, Louisiana
• See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Bao Kham Chau

2026-2027 Edison Fellow; Visiting Fellow, Cornell Tech; Affiliate, Harvard Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society; Law Clerk, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

• Participated as a Fellow and presented a paper proposal at the first meeting of the 2026-2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship on March 12-13 in New Orleans, Louisiana
• See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Eric R. Claeys

IPPI Senior Fellow for Scholarly Initiatives & Senior Scholar; Professor of Law, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School

• Co-organized the subject-matter planning for and co-led the first meeting of the 2026-2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship on March 12-13 in New Orleans, Louisiana

Mark A. Cohen

IPPI Senior Fellow for China IP & Scholar; China IP Strategies, LLC; Senior Technology Fellow, Asia Society Northern California & Seattle

• On March 22, spoke on the panel “The Global IP Landscape” at IPWatchdog LIVE in Arlington, Virginia (view agenda)
• On March 25, spoke on the panel “US Innovation and IP Policy: Navigating and Adapting to Global Trends,” moderated by the Hon. Andrei Iancu, at LeadershIP 2026, hosted by the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) (view the recording of Mr. Cohen’s panel)
• On April 22, testified at the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s Full Committee Hearing on “Stealth Stealing: China’s Ongoing Theft of U.S. Innovation”
• Was cited in May 20 IAM article “US bills target China-linked trade secret theft, putting universities in spotlight”
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Michael L. Doane

IPPI Scholar; Assistant Professor of Law, The University of Akron School of Law; 2024-2025 Edison Fellow

• With the Hon. Paul R. Michel, Joshua Kresh, Emily Michiko Morris, and Mark Schultz, filed the March “Brief of Former Federal Circuit Chief Judge Paul R. Michel and Scholars of Law and Economics as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents” to the U.S. Supreme Court in Hikma v. Amarin
• On March 26, delivered the CLE presentation “Intellectual Property Enforcement in Online Marketplaces” at the March 2026 CIPLA Meeting, co-hosted by the Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association (CIPLA) and The University of Akron Center for Intellectual Property Law & Technology (affiliated with IPPI) at The University of Akron School on Law, Akron, Ohio
• See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

John F. Duffy

IPPI Senior Scholar; Samuel H. McCoy II Professor of Law, Class of 1966 Research Professor of Law, & Director, Center on Intellectual Property Law, University of Virginia School of Law

• Served as a Distinguished Commentator and gave feedback on presentations of paper proposals at the first meeting of the 2026-2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship on March 12-13 in New Orleans, Louisiana

Gillian Fenton, Esq., CLP

IPPI Practitioner in Residence; Founder and Managing Director, LST Strategies LLC

• In March, co-taught the LES CLP Exam Review and LES IP Licensing Basics courses (livestreams online)
• On March 25, attended the CSIS Annual LeadershIP Conference
• Moderated a roundtable discussion on “Evolving Best Practices for Licensing and Monetization of Biomedical Data in the Age of AI” and served as a panelist for the workshop “Negotiating research-to-business (R2B) contracts to promote the public interest” at the LESI 2026 Annual Conference, hosted from April 26-29 in Dublin, Ireland
• On May 27, spoke on the livestreamed virtual panel “Licensing your IP: The Why, When and How to get started” hosted by the USPTO’s Northwest Frontier Community Engagement Office
• Attended the Global Health Workshop at the 2026 World Vaccine Congress, held March 30-April 2 in Washington, D.C., the April 14 LES webinar “IP Licensing – From Lab to Marketplace,” and the spring LESI livestreamed workshop on Managing Data (part of the Thought Leadership Program’s content track)

Dr. Francesca Ferrari

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Civil Procedure Law, Department of Economics (DIECO), University of Insubria – Como/Varese, Italy

• In April, joined IPPI as a Senior Scholar
• On March 25, spoke on the panel “US Innovation and IP Policy: Navigating and Adapting to Global Trends,” moderated by the Hon. Andrei Iancu, at LeadershIP 2026, hosted by the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) (view the recording of Dr. Ferrari’s panel)

Joseph Fishman

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University Law School

• Presented at the March 27-28 Texas A&M University School of Law “50^th Anniversary of the 1976 Copyright Act” Symposium, held in celebration of the Copyright Act

Allan Augusto Gallo-Antonio

2026-2027 Edison Fellow; Assistant Professor of Law and Economics, School of Business, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil; Associate Researcher, Mackenzie Center for Economic Freedom

• Participated as a Fellow and presented a paper proposal at the first meeting of the 2026-2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship on March 12-13 in New Orleans, Louisiana

Jon M. Garon

IPPI Senior Scholar; Associate Dean for Technology and Innovation; Director, Goodwin Program for Society, Technology, and the Law; and Professor of Law, Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law

• In January, presented on “Standing Against Desertification of the Internet: How Can We Protect Information Integrity and Availability?” for the Association of American Law Schools
• In January, gave the Welcome and Overview for the NSU Law and National Society for Legal Technology’s Advanced Technology Training Certificate Program, as well as serving as a present (Fundamentals of Legal Technology; Professional Responsibility Requirements) and a panelist (Final Considerations, Prompt Bias, Selection Bias, and Knowing What You Don’t Know)
• Spoke on the panel “The Year of Cyber Law in Review in AI and Robotics” at the ABA’s January 29-31 Cyber and Technology Law Institute and Winter Working Meeting 2026
• Spoke on the panel “The Social Contract: Terms, Conditions, & Privacy” at the February 6 annual Chapman Law Review Symposium: “Data Flow Frontiers: Privacy, Policy & Practice” (event program)
• In March, Professor Garon was nominated by Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law as the 2026 Professor of the Year for the university STUEYS – Student Life Achievement Award and named a university award finalist. (See Professor Garon’s LinkedIn post)
• In April, presented “What If AI . . . Succeeds?: Promoting Fundamental Rights and Constitutional Protections from Artificial Intelligence” for the Case Western Reserve Journal of Law, Technology & the Internet
• In April, presented “Professional Responsibility Guide to Developing an AI-Imbued Legal Practice” for Florida law firm Tripp Scott
• Spoke on the panel “Privacy Enforcement Trends from the State Attorneys General” at the April 16-18 ABA Business Law Spring Meeting 2026 in Atlanta, GA
• Delivered a plenary presentation on “How Artificial Intelligence is Changing the Nature of Entertainment and How Copyright Must Adapt” for the virtual April 24-25 Collaborative Conference on “Global Convergence on Intellectual Property 2026” (CGCIP 2026), organized by Vivekananda School of Law and Legal Studies in collaboration with University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law for World IP Day 2026 (see also LinkedIn post detailing the event)
• On May 13, presented on “Reengaging Critical Thinking Development Through and Beyond Artificial Intelligence” at the virtual conference Tech Tactics in Education: Roadmap to AI Impact
• In May, delivered a presentation on “The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Assisting Senior Adults” for the Broward County Bar Association’s Wills, Trusts & Estates Section, Probate, Wills, Trusts & Estates Seminar 2026 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Michael P. Goodyear

IPPI Scholar; Associate Professor, New York Law School

• On March 7, presented “Protecting the Queer Internet” at the Internet Law Works in Progress at Cornell Tech
• On March 9, invited to speak and moderate the panel “Fragmentation and the Future of IP Governance for Creators” at the NYU Journal of Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law annual symposium, “Influence.exe: Understanding How Virtual Creators Interact with and Will Shape Our Laws”
• Presented at the March 27-28 Texas A&M University School of Law “50^th Anniversary of the 1976 Copyright Act” Symposium, held in celebration of the Copyright Act
• Was invited to present on “Copyright’s Common Law” at the Texas A&M University School of Law 50th Anniversary of the Copyright Act Symposium on March 28
• In April, was awarded First Place in the International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property (ATRIP) 2025 Essay Competition for his paper Rethinking Authenticity
• Was quoted in April 1 Law360 article “Justices’ Cox Decision Fuels Debate Over DMCA’s Relevance”
• On April 6, presented paper Rethinking Authenticity at George Washington University Law School for the GW Center for Law & Technology Speakers Series
• On April 7, presented IP Legal Strategies for Combatting Deepfakes for the New York City Bar Association Entertainment Law Committee
• On April 8, spoke on the panel “AI Governance and Copyright: Licensing the Path Forward?,” which was jointly organized by IFRRO and New York Law School
• On April 10, spoke on the panel session “Copyright & Secondary Liability” at the Thirty-Third Annual Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference at Fordham Law School in New York, New York
• Was quoted in April 21 amNY article “Attorneys Raise Questions Over NYC Council Bills that Would Limit Children’s Social Media Usage to 1 Hour Daily”
• On April 22, served as a commentator for the NYU Academic Careers Program Scholarship Clinic
• Was invited to serve as a legal advisor to a US-UK project, Federated Data Commons for Creative Communities, funded by a UK Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) BRAID Responsible AI grant
• Was quoted in May 5 CBS News article “Publishers, author Scott Turow accuse Meta and Mark Zuckerberg of training AI on copyrighted works”
• Was quoted in May 26 Wired article “The Cookware Industry Has a Major Fight Brewing Over PFAS Claims”
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Jim Harlan, JD/MBA

IPPI Practitioner in Residence; Senior Advisor, The Standard Strategy

• Joined IPPI as a Practitioner in Residence this spring

Dr. Bowman Heiden

IPPI Scholar; Co-Director, Center for Intellectual Property (CIP), University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Visiting Professor, University of California, Berkeley

• Signed the March “Brief of Former Federal Circuit Chief Judge Paul R. Michel and Scholars of Law and Economics as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents” to the U.S. Supreme Court in Hikma v. Amarin
• On March 27, participated in an event held in Washington, D.C. to launch the new Journal of Dynamic Competition (JDC), of which Dr. Heiden is a co-founder and co-editor (learn more at DavidTeece.com and on LinkedIn)
• Spoke on the panel “Innovation and Competition in the Pharmaceutical Sector” at the April 9-10 Dynamic Competition Initiative’s 3^rd DCI Conference in Florence, Italy
• Spoke on the panel “Does the ecosystem work for rookie licensees, SMEs and other?” at University College London’s May 14-15 Patents and Standards2026 conference

Zac Henderson

2025-2026 Edison Fellow; Visiting Assistant Professor and Shashi and Dipanjan “DJ” Deb Faculty Scholar, UC Law San Francisco

• This spring, was invited to present at a conference at HLS, co-sponsored by the University of Iowa College of Law’s Innovation, Business & Law Center (IBL) and Harvard Journal of Law & Technology (HJOLT), and to place a short piece in HJOLT as a part of the event
• Continues to co-host the podcast The A to Z of AI with Anthony Thomas (listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify)

The Hon. F. Scott Kieff

IPPI Senior Scholar; Fred C. Stevenson Research Professor, The George Washington University Law School

• Spoke on the panel “Building a Better Patent System” with the Hon. David Kappos (Cravath, Swaine & Moore), the Hon. Andrei Iancu (Sullivan & Cromwell), Lisa Jorgenson (World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO), and Gene Quinn (IPWatchdog, Inc.) at IPWatchdog LIVE 2026, held on March 22-24 in Arlington, Virginia (view agenda)

Joshua A. Kresh

Research Professor & Executive Director, IPPI, The University of Akron School of Law

• With the Hon. Paul R. Michel, Michael Doane, Emily Michiko Morris, and Mark Schultz, filed the March “Brief of Former Federal Circuit Chief Judge Paul R. Michel and Scholars of Law and Economics as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents” to the U.S. Supreme Court in Hikma v. Amarin
• Co-planned the subject-matter planning for, co-led, participated as a Fellow in, and presented a paper proposal at the first meeting of the 2026-2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship on March 12-13 in New Orleans, Louisiana
• On March 23, spoke on the breakout panel “More Than Patents: The Stories Behind the Breakthroughs” at IPWatchdog LIVE 2026 in Arlington, Virginia (view agenda)
• Moderated the panel “The Pharma IP Policy Power Panel: Breaking Down the Latest Legislative Proposals with an Impact on Patents and PIV Litigation” and spoke on the panel “Medicare Negotiations: Examining the Impact on Product Valuations, Settlements and Hatch-Waxman Litigation” at the American Conference Institute’s 22^nd Annual Paragraph IV Disputes Conference, held in New York City from April 21-22 (view agenda)
• See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Dr. Gabriela Maria Lenarczyk

2023-2025 Edison Fellow; Postdoctoral Fellow, International Center for Bioscience Innovation Law (Inter-CeBIL)

• See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Dr. Johnathan Liddicoat

IPPI Scholar; Senior Research Associate and Affiliated Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge

• In April, submitted advice to the Australian government on reform of patent marking and standing for exclusive licensees
• On April 28, gave a talk entitled “Designing a Grant to Uncover ‘Hidden’ Medical Innovation” for King’s Information and Intellectual Property Hub (KiiPH) Research Day at King’s College London
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Erika Lietzan

IPPI Senior Scholar; Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, William H. Pittman Professor of Law & Timothy J. Heinsz Professor of Law, University of Missouri School of Law

• Served as a Distinguished Commentator and gave feedback on presentations of paper proposals at the first meeting of the 2026-2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship on March 12-13 in New Orleans, Louisiana
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Daryl Lim

IPPI Senior Scholar; H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law; Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Partnerships; Founding Director, Intellectual Property Law and Innovation Initiative, Penn State Dickinson Law; Co-Hire, Institute for Computational and Data Sciences, & Affiliate, Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence, Penn State University

• On April 23, spoke on the panel “AI + IP = ROI – The role of IP rights in AI success” at Intellectual Property Awareness Summit® (IPAS) in Columbus, Ohio (2026 agenda)

Adam MacLeod

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law, Co-Associate Dean for Faculty Research, and Fellow, Center for Law and the Human Person, The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law

• Congratulations to Professor MacLeod on joining The Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law as Professor of Law and Co-Associate Dean for Faculty Research!
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Keith Mallinson

IPPI Practitioner in Residence; Founder, WiseHarbor

• Spoke on the panel “Platforms and Pools: Where Next?” at University College London’s May 14-15 Patents and Standards2026 conference. Mr. Mallinson posed the question “Are patent pool royalty rates FRAND?” to other panelists and has “given the question further consideration” on June 2 in both a short piece on the IP Finance blog and a full-length, 9-page WiseHarbor article (learn more in Mr. Mallinson’s related LinkedIn post).
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Dr. William Matcham

IPPI Scholar; Assistant Professor (Lecturer) of Economics, Royal Holloway University of London

• In April, Dr. Matcham’s 2022-2023 Edison Fellowship paper, Screening Property Rights for Innovation, was presented by the paper’s co-author, Mark Schankerman (London School of Economics (LSE) / CEPR), at the Duke University Fuqua School of Business. The paper has also been accepted by Econometrica and is forthcoming in an upcoming edition. Additionally, Dr. Schankerman recorded a CEPR podcast episode on the paper entitled “How Well Does Patent Screening Work?”
• See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Jaci McDole

2026-2027 Edison Fellow; Executive Director of Copyright and Creativity, Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC), U.S. Chamber of Commerce

• Participated as a Fellow and presented a paper proposal at the first meeting of the 2026-2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship on March 12-13 in New Orleans, Louisiana
• On April 23, spoke on the panel “Copyrights and AI: Learning to work together” at Intellectual Property Awareness Summit® (IPAS) in Columbus, Ohio (2026 agenda)

Emily Michiko Morris

IPPI Associate Faculty Chair, Senior for Life Sciences, and Senior Scholar; 2021-2022 Edison Fellow; David L. Brennan Endowed Chair, Professor, and Associate Director of the Center for Intellectual Property Law & Technology, The University of Akron School of Law

• Served as a Distinguished Commentator and gave feedback on presentations of paper proposals at the first meeting of the 2026-2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship on March 12-13 in New Orleans, Louisiana
• On March 18, taught a FReD Workshop on “‘Weak’ Pharma Patents” at The University of Akron School of Law
• With the Hon. Paul R. Michel, Michael Doane, Joshua Kresh, and Mark Schultz, filed the March “Brief of Former Federal Circuit Chief Judge Paul R. Michel and Scholars of Law and Economics as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents” to the U.S. Supreme Court in Hikma v. Amarin

Christopher M. Newman

IPPI Senior Scholar; Associate Professor of Law, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School

• Served as a Distinguished Commentator and gave feedback on presentations of paper proposals at the first meeting of the 2026-2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship on March 12-13 in New Orleans, Louisiana

Kristen Jakobsen Osenga

IPPI Senior Fellow for Innovation Policy & Senior Scholar; Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Austin E. Owen Research Scholar and Professor of Law, University of Richmond School of Law

• In January, spoke on the hybrid panel “Policing Patents: Reforming Regulation in Intellectual Property” hosted by the Indiana University Maurer School of Law’s Intellectual Property Association and The Federalist Society
• Signed the March “Brief of Former Federal Circuit Chief Judge Paul R. Michel and Scholars of Law and Economics as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents” to the U.S. Supreme Court in Hikma v. Amarin
• On March 24, presented the paper Who’s Suing Whom? Patent Litigant Characteristics & the Prevailing Patent Enforcement Narratives as part of the Larry E. Ribstein Law & Economics Workshop Series at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
• On March 26, delivered the CLE presentation “Forum Shifting and Shopping in Patent Litigation” at the March 2026 CIPLA Meeting, co-hosted by the Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association (CIPLA) and The University of Akron Center for Intellectual Property Law & Technology (affiliated with IPPI) at The University of Akron School on Law, Akron, Ohio
• Was interviewed by Angela Morris for April 6 IAM article “InterDigital, Dolby, Nokia fuelling [sic] spike in AV1 litigation”
• Was interviewed by Eli Mazour for April 7 Voice of IP episode “The Hidden Costs of ‘Free’ Patent Licensing Initiatives” (watch on YouTube or Voice of IP’s website)
• Was interviewed by Melissa Ritti for April 15 MLex article “’No free lunch’: AV1 model faces pushback from US enforcers, experts”
• Was interviewed by Dr. Claudia Tapia (Head of Global IPR Policy Research and Academic Relations, Ericsson; IPPI Advisory Board Member) for April 20 IoT and IP Explained episode “Patent Injunction: EU Proportionality and the eBay Test” (listen on YouTube or Spotify)
• Was interviewed for May 11 IP Protection Matters episode “The Terminology of Weaker IP Advocates and the Need to Restore Patent Infringement Injunctions.” (IP Protection Matters is a Center for Individual Freedom (CFIF) production).
• Was interviewed for May 21 IPWatchdog Unleashed podcast episode “Patents, Property Rights, and What Patent Policy Keeps Getting Wrong”
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Sean A. Pager

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law; Associate Director, Intellectual Property, Information & Communications Law Program (IPIC), Michigan State University College of Law

• See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Douglas S. Park

IPPI Research Fellow; Research Fellow, Center for Intellectual Property Law & Technology; Visiting Research Assistant Professor, The University of Akron School of Law

• Participated as a Fellow and presented a paper proposal at the first meeting of the 2026-2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship on March 12-13 in New Orleans, Louisiana
• Signed the March “Brief of Former Federal Circuit Chief Judge Paul R. Michel and Scholars of Law and Economics as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents” to the U.S. Supreme Court in Hikma v. Amarin
• See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Eric Priest

IPPI Senior Scholar; Associate Professor and Faculty Director, Asian Studies, Law, Law-JD, University of Oregon School of Law

• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Dr. Alexander Raskovich

IPPI Senior Economist

• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Michael Risch

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law

• Was quoted in March 16 Bloomberg Law article “NJ Transit Immunity Denial Sets Stage for More Patent Suits (1)”
• Professor Risch’s robotics team won the highest possible award at the April 29-May 2 FIRST® robotics world championship (FIRST Tech Challenge, FIRST Championship Lovelace Division, Inspire Award 2025-2026)
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Alexandra Jane Roberts

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law and Media & Faculty Director, Center for Law, Information and Creativity (CLIC), Northeastern University School of Law

• On March 7, presented the article Litigating Personal Brand: Intellectual Property & the Construction of Self at the Internet Law Works in Progress (ILWIP 2026) at Cornell Law School in New York
• Article Litigating Personal Brand: Intellectual Property & the Construction of Self was accepted for publication and is forthcoming in U Illinois Law Review (2027)
• Was interviewed for March 12 FashionablyIP podcast episode “What is US trade dress law and how does it apply to the world of fashion?” (listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts)
• Was quoted in March 17 Front Office Sports article “Prediction Markets Leverage March Madness Despite NCAA Opposition” on trademarks and predictive markets
• Was quoted in March 25 Indicator article “This Network of AI Thirst Traps Repeatedly Promoted a Gambling Website” on AI influencers and sponsored content
• Was quoted in March 30 Axios article “From watches to pet clothing: Inside Trump airport trademark application”
• In April, presented on “Litigating Personal Brand: Intellectual Property & the Creation of Self” at UNH Law (April 7), Texas A&M University Law (April 8 via zoom), and Dartmouth College (April 15)
• Was quoted in April 14 factchequeado Spanish article “¿Pueden Trump o su familia obtener ganancias de un aeropuerto con su nombre luego de registrarlo como marca?” (English translation: “Can Trump or his family profit from an airport bearing his name after registering it as a trademark?”) on the Trump airport trademark applications
• Was quoted in April 14 New York Times’s The Athletic article “Is Caleb Williams the real ‘Iceman’? Or does nickname belong to Gervin and others?” about several athletes’ battle over the trademark “Iceman”
• Was quoted on Taylor Swift’s latest trademark applications in April 28 The Verge article “Taylor Swift is stepping up the legal war on AI copycats” and in April 30 Northeastern Global News article “Taylor Swift files ‘soundmarks’ to protect her voice in the AI age. It could have unintended consequences”
• Was quoted in May 14 The Free Press article “This Company Was an American Success Story. Until MAHA Influencers Sank It.” about a false advertising lawsuit against a MAHA influencer
• Was quoted in May 26 Bloomberg Law article “Quince Aims to Have ‘Dupe’ Evidence Shape Ugg Shoe Patent Trial” about trade dress litigation and dupe culture
• On May 27, hosted the virtual event “Spencer Weber Waller on Power and Greed: Monopolies, Mergers, and Cartels on the American Stage” for Northeastern University School of Law’s Center for Law, Information and Creativity (CLIC) with ASCOLA – Academic Society for Competition Law
• Was quoted in May 28 SFGate article “Patagonia in the wilderness with suit against drag queen, legal experts say” and May 28 Women’s Wear Daily article “Drag Performer and Climate Activist Pattie Gonia Airs Dispute With Patagonia” about Patagonia’s lawsuit against drag queen activist Pattie Gonia
• Was quoted in May MSN article “Taylor Swift moves to trademark voice and likeness in AI fight”
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

W. Keith Robinson

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law, Wake Forest University School of Law

• On March 27, spoke on “AI Opportunities & Challenges” as the keynote speaker at the Gasket Fabricators Association Gasketing/Converting (G/C) Expo in Orlando, FL
• On March 30, presented on “AI and Legal Education” as an invited panelist on the “AI, Legal Research, and Rights” panel at the AI, Law, and Regulation in the Americas at Duke University School of Law
• Was a guest speaker on May 5 Deacs.AI podcast episode “Robot Umpires, AI Judges, and the Strike Zone of Justice with Guest Keith Robinson” at Wake Forest University

Zvi S. Rosen

IPPI Copyright Fellow & Scholar; Associate Professor; Faculty Director, Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property, University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law

• Was quoted in March 26 MLex article “Cox ruling in US clouds contributory infringement claims against AI companies” on Sony v. Cox
• Presented at the March 27-28 Texas A&M University School of Law “50^th Anniversary of the 1976 Copyright Act” Symposium, held in celebration of the Copyright Act
• Spoke on the panel “Patent Claim Scope for AI-Assisted Inventions in View of Revived USPTO Guidance and the Role of Human ‘Conception’ for Rewarding Innovation” at the April 13-14 2026 BIPLA Symposium at the WilmerHale offices in Boston, Massachusetts
• On April 16, spoke on the Copyright Society webinar “The Copyright Office as a Legislative Agency”
• On April 23, spoke on a webinar on sports IP rights in the Americas, co-hosted by the Asociación Interamericana de la Propriedad Intelectual (ASIPI) and the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law
• Was the keynote speaker for virtual April 24-25 Collaborative Conference on “Global Convergence on Intellectual Property 2026” (CGCIP 2026), organized by Vivekananda School of Law and Legal Studies in collaboration with University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law for World IP Day 2026 (see also LinkedIn post detailing the event)

Dr. Allison Schmitt

2026-2027 Edison Fellow; Assistant Professor of Law, University of Oregon School of Law

• Participated as a Fellow and presented a paper proposal at the first meeting of the 2026-2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship on March 12-13 in New Orleans, Louisiana

Mark F. Schultz

IPPI Faculty Chair & Senior Scholar; Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Chair in Intellectual Property Law, The University of Akron School of Law; Director, Center for Intellectual Property Law and Technology

• Participated in the first meeting of the 2026-2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship on March 12-13 in New Orleans, Louisiana
• With the Hon. Paul R. Michel, Michael Doane, Joshua Kresh, and Emily Michiko Morris, filed the March “Brief of Former Federal Circuit Chief Judge Paul R. Michel and Scholars of Law and Economics as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents” to the U.S. Supreme Court in Hikma v. Amarin
• Was interviewed for April 8 IP Protection Matters podcast episode “IP Protections Essential to the Free Market and Startup Economy.” (IP Protection Matters is a production of the Center for Individual Freedom (CFIF).)
• See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Dr. Amy Semet

IPPI Scholar; Associate Professor, University at Buffalo School of Law

• Presented research on patent law and injunctions at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), “Implications of eBay on Patent Litigation 20 Years Later,” at the April 10-11 PatCon 14 at the University of Kansas
• On May 18, spoke as a panelist at the USPTO’s third PTAB listening session

Ted Sichelman

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law; Director, Center for Intellectual Property Law & Markets; Founder & Director, Center for Computation, Mathematics, and the Law; Founder & Director, Technology Entrepreneurship and Intellectual Property Clinic

• Signed the March “Brief of Former Federal Circuit Chief Judge Paul R. Michel and Scholars of Law and Economics as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents” to the U.S. Supreme Court in Hikma v. Amarin

Brenda Simon

IPPI Senior Scholar; ProFlowers Professor of Internet Studies and Professor of Law, California Western School of Law

• On May 1, presented “Salvaging Innovation Policy from Extinction” at the 2026 Bio Law Conference at Stanford Law School
• On May 5, gave the inaugural Goyal Family Lecture in Public Policy, “Innovating in the Age of AI,” hosted by Fish & Richardson P.C. in San Diego, California

Dr. Yuan Tian

2026-2027 Edison Fellow; Vice President, Analysis Group, Inc.

• Participated as a Fellow and presented a paper proposal at the first meeting of the 2026-2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship on March 12-13 in New Orleans, Louisiana

Dr. Andrew P. Vassallo

IPPI Senior Scholar; Associate Professor of Economics and Chair of the Economics Department, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania; Senior Consultant, Criterion Economics, Inc.

• In April 2026, joined IPPI as a Senior Scholar

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Scholarship & Other Writing

These are articles and other pieces written by members of
the IPPI team or our affiliates from March through May 2026.

• Kristina M. L. Acri, “Critics Call It a Handout to Drug Companies. They Have It Backward.,” DC Journal (March 31, 2026)
• Srinivasan Ananthraman, Sufficiency of disclosure in patents and private value for innovators: Empirical evidence (February 2026) – Also shared in the LSN Intellectual Property: Empirical Studies eJournal, Vol. 16 No. 6, 03/17/2026 (Christopher J. Buccafusco, Duke University, and David L. Schwartz, Northwestern University)
  • *The research and writing of this paper were supported by the Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship.
• David Atkinson, “If AI Can Pirate the Internet, Why Can’t You?,” IPPI Blog (May 11, 2026)
• David Atkinson, Unfair Learning: GenAI Exceptionalism and Copyright Law, 25 Chi.-Kent J. Intell. Prop. 43 (2026)
• Jonathan Barnett, Antitrust Theory Meets the Real World: Empirical Shortfalls of the New Conventional Wisdom on Competition Policy (April 23, 2026). USC CLASS Research Paper No. 2613
• Jonathan Barnett, “Antitrust Undone: How Competition Enforcers Are Undermining Competition,” ITIF (March 25, 2026)
• Jonathan Barnett, Matsushita Revisited: Can U.S. Antitrust Address Foreign State Mercantilism Without Abandoning Free Markets?, Competition Policy International (CPI) (May 28, 2026) [SSRN]
• Jonathan M. Barnett, “False Positives, Real Casualties: The High Price of Populist Antitrust,” Truth on the Market (May 6, 2026)
• Jonathan M. Barnett, The Free Content Illusion, 33 J. Intell. Prop. L. 1 (2026)
• Jonathan M. Barnett & Ran Kivetz, Resilience Through Innovation: Why Israel’s Tech Ecosystem Endures, AEI Economic Perspectives (May 11, 2026)
• Giorgio Castiglia, “Brazil Should Avoid Rushing Into DMA-Style Regulation,” ITIF (February 20, 2026)
• Giorgio Castiglia, “The Myth of Declining Competition,” ITIF (March 6, 2026)
• Bao Kham Chau, Measuring Legal Importance: From Case Citations to Linguistic Shifts, 23 Nw. J. Tech. & Intell. Prop. 551 (2026)
• Mark A. Cohen, “Practical Proposals to Address Intellectual Property Misappropriation from China,” Oral Statement before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Hearing on “Stealth Stealing: China’s Ongoing Theft of U.S. Innovation” (April 22, 2026)
• Mark Cohen, “Upcoming Senate Judiciary Hearing,” China IPR (April 16, 2026)
• Michael Doane, “Domestic Manufacturing as a Discretionary Consideration: Domestic Industry at the PTAB?” IPPI Blog (May 18, 2026)
• Jon M. Garon, Nana and Poppa Go High Tech: Digital Assets, Online Communities, and the Legal and Business Services Essential for an Aging Population, 81 ABA Bus. L. 239 (2026)
• Jon M. Garon, “Engaging the Virtual Enemy: Use of Digital Replicas in Disinformation during Armed Conflict,” in Oxford Intersections: AI in Society (Oxford University Press 2026)
• Jon M. Garon, Promoting and Protecting the Marketplace of Ideas In the AI Information Age, 29 Chapman L. Rev. __ (2026) (forthcoming)
• Michael Goodyear, “Kodak to Deepfakes: Publicity Rights and Abuse of Our Likenesses,” Lawfare (March 27, 2026)
• Andrei Iancu and David Kappos*, “Call out allies, not just adversaries, for hurting American workers,” The Hill (May 17, 2026)
  • *The Hon. Andrei Iancu and the Hon. David Kappos are IPPI Advisory Board Members.
• Gabriela Lenarczyk and Johnathon Liddicoat, The promise of the EU’s draft repurposing programme 34(2) Medical Law Review (2026)
• Gabriela Maria Lenarczyk, “Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) Drug Pricing: You Can’t Import European Prices Without Importing European Tradeoffs,” IPPI Blog (May 4, 2026)
  • *The research and writing of this article is a continuation of Dr. Lenarczyk’s scholarship from the Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship.
• Johnathon Liddicoat, Supplementary Information for Submission to Consultation on Streamlining and Simplifying IP Regulation: Exclusive Licensees and Patent Marking (March 31, 2026)
• Erika Lietzan, “Policymakers Are Falling for a Drug-Pricing Myth,” IPWatchdog (April 2, 2026)
• Adam J. MacLeod, “Defending Private Property,” Law & Liberty (March 30, 2026) [A review of Eric R. Claeys’s recent book Natural Property Rights (Cambridge University Press) | Amazon)]
• Keith Mallinson, Are patent pool royalty rates FRAND?, IP Finance (June 2, 2026)
• Keith Mallinson, Are patent pool royalty rates FRAND?, WiseHarbor (June 2, 2026)
• William Matcham and Mark Schankerman, Screening Property Rights for Innovation, Econometrica (forthcoming) (Last revised: June 4, 2026)
  • *The research and writing of this paper were partially supported by the Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship.
• Kristen Osenga, “Counting Patents Isn’t Patent Analysis: Why Raw Numbers Mislead the GLP-1 Debate,” LinkedIn (January 21, 2026)
• Kristen Osenga, “The ‘Patent-Thicket’ Myth and the Reality of Drug Innovation,” LinkedIn (May 21, 2026)
• Kristen Osenga, “This World IP Day, Let’s Refocus on What Patents Make Possible,” LinkedIn (April 24, 2026)
• Sean A. Pager and Eric A. Priest, The Cost of Music: Has Digitization Made Copyright Obsolete? (February 16, 2026). NYU Journal of Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law, Volume 15, No. 1, Pp. 225–329 (2025)
• Alexander Raskovich, “Business Collaborations: The Need for Antitrust Guidance on Licensing Negotiation Groups,” Response to Request for Comments from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (April 23, 2026)
• Michael Risch, The Double Patenting Puzzle, Houston Law Review, 63 Hou. L. Rev. 407 (2025) [SSRN]
• Alexandra Jane Roberts, Litigating Personal Brand: Intellectual Property & the Construction of Self, U Illinois Law Review 2027 (forthcoming)
• Mark Schultz and Jennifer Brant, “Congress should not punish drug innovation with weakened patent protections,” The Washington Times (May 31, 2026)
• Mark Schultz, Douglas Park, and Jennifer Brant, Short Papers on “IP and Biopharma: Separating Myth from Reality” (May 2026)