The hardest things are often the most important things. That’s one of the implicit justifications for the intellectual property system. If we want people to do the hard and important […]
[Archived Post] Innovate4Health: Meeting the Needs of Rural Africa with Fyodor’s Point-of-Care Testing for Malaria
This post is one of a series in the #Innovate4Health policy research initiative. By Jaci Arthur Every year, more than 200 million cases of malaria are reported worldwide. It can […]
[Archived Post] The Lawless Body – “Prior Judicial Opinions Did Not Bind the PTAB”
No just and coherent legal system would permit an administrative body to invalidate a property right that a court had previously upheld. Unfortunately, exactly that result was just endorsed by […]
[Archived Post] Innovate4Health: Protecting Patients with VanishPoint Retractable Syringes
This post is one of a series in the #Innovate4Health policy research initiative. By David Lund Needlesticks are not just the fear of 4-year-olds receiving their vaccinations; they are also […]
[Archived Post] Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act is First Step Towards a Modern Copyright Office
The House Judiciary Committee today overwhelmingly approved the bipartisan Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act by a vote of 27-1. Introduced last Thursday by Chairman Bob Goodlatte and Ranking […]
[Archived Post] Another Huge Setback in CloudFlare’s Quixotic Campaign to Protect Pirate Sites
Last August, I wrote about CloudFlare’s “desperate new strategy” to protect MP3Skull, a notorious pirate site that was sued by various recording companies for copyright infringement. CloudFlare offers content delivery […]
[Archived Post] Lobbyists Continue to Invoke Discredited Junk Science to Push Patent Legislation
It seems no matter how many times the mole gets whacked, it keeps popping back up. The latest incarnation of this problem is a recent op-ed by Katie Johnson of […]
[Archived Post] Event Recap: Great Inventors and the Patent System
By Bhamati Viswanathan On February 16, 2017, CPIP hosted a panel discussion, America as a Place of Innovation: Great Inventors and the Patent System, at the Smithsonian National Museum of […]
[Archived Post] Innovate4Health: mPedigree Battles Counterfeit Drugs Through Innovative Verification System
This post is one of a series in the #Innovate4Health policy research initiative. By Kevin Madigan Counterfeit medicines sold under a product name without proper authorization are a serious threat […]
[Archived Post] Kodi Software Enabling Widespread Copyright Infringement
Awards season always seems to arrive with new stories about how piracy is affecting the film industry and the way we watch movies. Whether it’s a promotional screener that was […]