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\n\u2014 Recent and Upcoming Highlights \u2014<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n
\nJune 18 Webinar<\/b><\/h3>\nPanel Discussion:
\nThe Myths and Realities of Pharmaceutical Patents<\/h4>\n
Please join us on Thursday, June 18th, 2026, at 10:00 AM Eastern<\/strong>, for an exclusive webinar with IPPI scholars examining the myths and realities of pharmaceutical patents.<\/span><\/p>\nThe conversation will feature Mark Schultz<\/strong> (Faculty Chair & Senior Scholar, IPPI) and Emily Michiko Morris<\/strong> (Associate Faculty Chair, Senior Fellow for Life Sciences, & Senior Scholar, IPPI) and will be moderated by Chris Israel<\/strong> (Executive Director of the Alliance of U.S. Startups & Inventors for Jobs).<\/span><\/p>\nIn the wake of the recent House Judiciary Committee hearing on “Medicines and IP: Balancing Innovation and Access,” the panel will unpack prevailing narratives surrounding pharmaceutical patenting, innovation, and generic competition. Drawing on new IPPI research<\/a> on so-called “patent thickets” and “evergreening,” the discussion will examine how pharmaceutical patents reflect the complex, ongoing process of developing and improving medicines — and why simplistic patent counting and common critiques of pharmaceutical patenting often fail to align with real-world evidence.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nJune 10 Webinar<\/b><\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nJoin us on Wednesday, June 10, from 1:00-2:30 PM EDT, for \u201cIP at America\u2019s 250th,\u201d a virtual panel co-hosted by the Council for Innovation Promotion<\/a> and IPPI: The IP Policy Institute as part of the WIPO-U.S. Summer School on IP<\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\nAmerica was born innovative. The Founders embedded intellectual property protection directly into the Constitution, and for 250 years the nation’s patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret laws have powered everything from the cotton gin to the smartphone, and from the first American novel to the global entertainment industry.<\/span><\/p>\nThis panel marks America’s 250th by telling the story of IP from the ground up. Whether you’re a practitioner, a policy wonk, or simply curious about the legal foundations of American ingenuity, you won’t want to miss this conversation with a group of seasoned IP experts, including Victoria Cundiff<\/a>, David Gooder<\/a>, The Hon. Andrei Iancu<\/a>, and Karyn Temple<\/a> as panelists, with Joshua Kresh<\/a> as moderator.<\/span><\/p>\n
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June 18 Webinar<\/b><\/h3>\nPanel Discussion:
\nThe Myths and Realities of Pharmaceutical Patents<\/h4>\n
\nThe Myths and Realities of Pharmaceutical Patents<\/h4>\n
Please join us on Thursday, June 18th, 2026, at 10:00 AM Eastern<\/strong>, for an exclusive webinar with IPPI scholars examining the myths and realities of pharmaceutical patents.<\/span><\/p>\n The conversation will feature Mark Schultz<\/strong> (Faculty Chair & Senior Scholar, IPPI) and Emily Michiko Morris<\/strong> (Associate Faculty Chair, Senior Fellow for Life Sciences, & Senior Scholar, IPPI) and will be moderated by Chris Israel<\/strong> (Executive Director of the Alliance of U.S. Startups & Inventors for Jobs).<\/span><\/p>\n In the wake of the recent House Judiciary Committee hearing on “Medicines and IP: Balancing Innovation and Access,” the panel will unpack prevailing narratives surrounding pharmaceutical patenting, innovation, and generic competition. Drawing on new IPPI research<\/a> on so-called “patent thickets” and “evergreening,” the discussion will examine how pharmaceutical patents reflect the complex, ongoing process of developing and improving medicines — and why simplistic patent counting and common critiques of pharmaceutical patenting often fail to align with real-world evidence.<\/span><\/p>\n Join us on Wednesday, June 10, from 1:00-2:30 PM EDT, for \u201cIP at America\u2019s 250th,\u201d a virtual panel co-hosted by the Council for Innovation Promotion<\/a> and IPPI: The IP Policy Institute as part of the WIPO-U.S. Summer School on IP<\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\n America was born innovative. The Founders embedded intellectual property protection directly into the Constitution, and for 250 years the nation’s patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret laws have powered everything from the cotton gin to the smartphone, and from the first American novel to the global entertainment industry.<\/span><\/p>\n This panel marks America’s 250th by telling the story of IP from the ground up. Whether you’re a practitioner, a policy wonk, or simply curious about the legal foundations of American ingenuity, you won’t want to miss this conversation with a group of seasoned IP experts, including Victoria Cundiff<\/a>, David Gooder<\/a>, The Hon. Andrei Iancu<\/a>, and Karyn Temple<\/a> as panelists, with Joshua Kresh<\/a> as moderator.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nJune 10 Webinar<\/b><\/h3>\n
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