ARLINGTON, Virginia – August 22, 2018 – The Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property (CPIP) announced today that Matthew Barblan, CPIP’s Executive Director, will leave the center this month […]
[Archived Post] Study Finds IEEE’s 2015 Patent Policy Sowing Uncertainty and Slowing Innovation
By Kevin Madigan & Adam Mossoff As the world prepares for the game-changing transition to 5G wireless systems, the high-tech industry must continue to efficiently develop and implement technologies and […]
[Archived Post] Will the EU Finally Hold Internet Giants Accountable?
On July 5th, the European Parliament will vote on a draft of the Copyright Directive for the Digital Single Market that has major implications for the future of copyright law […]
[Archived Post] Rep. Massie Introduces New Legislation to Restore America’s Patent System
Yesterday, Representative Thomas Massie introduced the Restoring America’s Leadership in Innovation Act of 2018 (H.R. 6264). This legislation would reverse many of the harms that have been caused by recent changes […]
[Archived Post] The Value of Public Data: Update to “Turning Gold to Lead”
By Kevin Madigan & Adam Mossoff A key value in the empirical work done in the social sciences and in the STEM fields is that data is made public and […]
[Archived Post] New CPIP Policy Brief: An Unwise Move to Discriminate Against Pharmaceutical Patents
CPIP has published a new policy brief entitled An Unwise Move to Discriminate Against Pharmaceutical Patents: Responding to the UN’s Guidelines for Pharmaceutical Patent Examination. The brief, written by CPIP […]
[Archived Post] Despite Professors’ Misleading Rhetoric, CLASSICS is a Big Win for Everyone
By Matthew Barblan America’s music industry is experiencing a historic moment. For the first time ever, stakeholders from across the industry have set aside their differences and come together to […]
[Archived Post] CPIP Scholars Examine the Flaws in the Term “Evergreening”
In their new paper, Evergreening of Pharmaceutical Exclusivity: Sorting Fact from Misunderstanding and Fiction, Professors Kristina Acri née Lybecker and Mark Schultz, along with CPIP John F. Witherspoon Legal Fellow […]
[Archived Post] CPIP Scholars To Federal Circuit: Protect Innovation in the Life Sciences
Last week, a group of CPIP scholars—Chris Holman, David Lund, Adam Mossoff, and Kristen Osenga—filed an amicus brief in Natural Alternatives International v. Creative Compounds, a case currently on appeal […]
[Archived Post] CPIP and ITIF Release Innovate4Health Report on Role of IP in Solving Global Health Challenges
This past Tuesday, CPIP and the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF) released our joint report: Innovate4Health: How Innovators Are Solving Global Health Challenges. The report details 25 important healthcare […]