Here’s a brief excerpt of an op-ed by Adam Mossoff & Devlin Hartline that was published in The Hill: Two recent op-eds published in The Hill argue that broad patent […]
[Archived Post] How Patents Help Startups Grow, Innovate, and Succeed
By Devlin Hartline Many academic studies of the patent system focus on the negative, extrapolating from anecdotes about a few bad actors to make the case that our patent system […]
[Archived Post] Principles and Priorities to Guide Congress’s Ongoing Copyright Review
By Devlin Hartline Last week, CPIP published a new white paper, Copyright Principles and Priorities to Foster a Creative Digital Marketplace, by Sandra Aistars, Mark Schultz, and myself, which draws […]
[Archived Post] Debunking Myths About the Proposed Federal Trade Secrets Act
By Mark Schultz Today, CPIP is proud to release a paper authored by the nation’s preeminent expert on trade secret law, James Pooley. Mr. Pooley’s paper explains the arguments in […]
[Archived Post] Will Increasing the Term of Data Exclusivity for Biologic Drugs in the TPP Reduce Access to Medicines?
The following guest post comes from Philip Stevens, Director of the Geneva Network, a research and advocacy organization working on international health, trade, and intellectual property issues. The original research […]
[Archived Post] Making Copyright Work for Creative Upstarts
The following post is by CPIP Research Associate Matt McIntee, a rising 2L at George Mason University School of Law. McIntee reviews a paper from CPIP’s 2014 Fall Conference, Common […]
[Archived Post] How Rhetorical Epithets Have Led the FTC Astray in its Study of Patent Licensing Firms
By Devlin Hartline We’ve all heard the narrative about patent licensing firms, often referred to pejoratively as “patent trolls.” These patent owners, who choose to license their innovations rather than […]
[Archived Post] The One Year Anniversary: The Aftermath of #AliceStorm
The following post, by Robert R. Sachs, first appeared on the Bilski Blog, and it is reposted here with permission. It’s been one year since the Supreme Court’s decision in […]
[Archived Post] Unintended Consequences of “Patent Reform”: The Customer Suit Exception
By Devlin Hartline In the last two weeks, the House and Senate Judiciary Committees marked up wide-ranging patent legislation ostensibly aimed at combating frivolous litigation by so-called “patent trolls.” But […]
[Archived Post] CPIP Supports Guidelines for the Protection of Fundamental IP Rights
The Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property (CPIP) is proud to join today’s open letter to Congress providing a set of guidelines for considering laws and regulations governing intellectual property. The letter […]