By Erika Lietzan In February, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held, in a direct purchaser antitrust action, that an innovative pharmaceutical company marketing an injectable drug […]
[Archived Post] IP Scholars File Comments with OSTP on Public Access to Scholarly Publications
A group of intellectual property scholars filed comments yesterday with the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), asking it to forgo its plans to make all federally-funded scholarly publications […]
[Archived Post] CPIP Roundup – April 30, 2020
Greetings from CPIP Executive Director Sean O’Connor As we move into another month of stay-at-home here in the DMV—and perhaps some re-openings—we here at CPIP hope that you and yours […]
[Archived Post] CPIP Welcomes Joshua Kresh as Deputy Director
CPIP is proud to welcome Joshua Kresh to our leadership team! As Deputy Director, Joshua will report to CPIP Executive Director Sean O’Connor while managing and participating in CPIP’s day-to-day […]
[Archived Post] Copyright Notebook: Observations on Copyright in the Time of COVID-19
The Indomitable Spirit of Artists Heroes are everywhere. We all give thanks for the selfless efforts of medical professionals, first responders, delivery drivers, gig economy workers, grocery and pharmacy staff, […]
[Archived Post] IP Industries Step Up in This Time of Crisis
The global COVID-19 pandemic has challenged multiple aspects of modern society in a short time. Health and public safety, education, commerce, research, arts, and even basic government functions have had […]
[Archived Post] New CPIP Policy Brief: Barnett on the End of Patent Groupthink
In a new CPIP policy brief entitled The End of Patent Groupthink, CPIP Senior Fellow for Innovation Policy Jonathan Barnett highlights some cracks that have emerged in the recent policy […]
[Archived Post] Supreme Court Paves Way for Revoking State Sovereign Immunity for Copyright Infringement
Last week, the Supreme Court handed down its unanimous judgment in Allen v. Cooper, a copyright case involving both actual and metaphorical pirates. The actual pirate was Edward Teach, better […]
[Archived Post] The Tradeoffs Involved in New Drug Approval, Expanded Access, and Right to Try
The following post comes from CPIP Senior Fellow for Life Sciences Erika Lietzan, and it is cross-posted here from the Objective Intent blog with permission. This note explains some of […]
[Archived Post] CPIP Roundup – February 29, 2020
Greetings from CPIP Executive Director Sean O’Connor Happy Leap Day! The extra day here in February has allowed us to be extra productive here at CPIP. For example, I am […]