The U.S. Copyright Office released its long-awaited report on Section 512 of Title 17 late last week. The Report is the culmination of more than four years of study by […]
[Archived Post] CPIP Bids a Fond Farewell to Kevin Madigan and Seeks New Deputy Director
Longtime CPIP staff member Kevin Madigan is leaving the Center next week to become VP, Legal Policy and Copyright Counsel at the Copyright Alliance. “I joined CPIP just over four […]
[Archived Post] Proposed Open Access Regulation is a Solution in Search of a Problem
Earlier this week, a coalition of over 125 publishers and non-profit scientific societies joined the Association of American Publishers (AAP) in a letter to the White House expressing serious concerns […]
[Archived Post] “No Combination Drug Patents Act” Stalls, but Threats to Innovation Remain
By Kevin Madigan & Sean O’Connor This week, the Senate Judiciary Committee was to mark up a bill limiting patent eligibility for combination drug patents—new forms, uses, and administrations of […]
[Archived Post] IP for the Next Generation of Mobile Technology: How IEEE’s Policy Changes Have Created Uncertainty for Innovators
In advance of our Sixth Annual Fall Conference on IP for the Next Generation of Technology, we are highlighting works on the challenges brought by the revolutionary developments in mobile […]
[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] 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] U.S. Innovation Economy Falls Even Further in Latest GIPC Patent Rankings
The Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has just released the sixth edition of its International IP Index. Unfortunately, the report finds that the United […]
[Archived Post] Debunking Criticism of the Copyright Small Claims Act
Cross-posted from the Mister Copyright blog. It’s been six weeks since the Copyright Alternative in Small Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act (H.R.3945) was introduced to Congress by a bipartisan coalition of Representatives, […]