{"id":2665,"date":"2015-12-17T15:42:08","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T19:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cpip.gmu.edu\/?page_id=2665"},"modified":"2026-07-20T13:10:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T13:10:31","slug":"letters-comments-testimony","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/writing\/letters-comments-testimony\/","title":{"rendered":"Letters, Comments, &amp; Testimony"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">Navigation<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/writing\/letters-comments-testimony\/#:~:text=Congressional%20Testimony-,Letters%20and%20Comments,-Letters%20and%20comments\">Letters and Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/writing\/letters-comments-testimony\/#:~:text=March%2010%2C%202015)-,Congressional%20Testimony,-Congressional%20testimony%20by\">Congressional Testimony<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Letters and Comments<\/h2>\n<p>Letters and comments written, signed, and\/or submitted by affiliates of IPPI<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kristina M. L. Acri, n\u00e9e Lybecker, Michael L. Doane, Dr. Bowman Heiden, Matthew J. Higgins, Joshua Kresh, Emily Michiko Morris, Kristen Jakobsen Osenga, Mark F. Schultz, and Dr. Amy Semet, and David O. Taylor<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1670\/2026\/07\/Academic-letter-in-support-of-PERA_accessible.pdf\">\u201cLetter of Patent Law and Innovation Scholars in Support of the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA)\u201d to the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary<\/a> (July 13, 2026)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emily Michiko Morris, Joshua Kresh, Kristen Osenga, and Mark F. Schultz<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1670\/2026\/07\/IPPI-Comment-on-OMB-2026-0034_accessible.pdf\">\u201cComment on Proposed Rule OMB-2026-0034\u201d to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget<\/a> (July 13, 2026)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Michael L. Doane<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1670\/2026\/07\/Doane_Re-Comments-on-Notice-of-Proposed-Rule-Making-Docket-No-MISC-051-91-Fed-Reg-23190-April-30-2026.pdf\">\u201cComments on Notice of Proposed Rule Making, Docket No. MISC-051, 91 Fed. Reg. 23190 (April 30, 2026)&#8221; to the U.S. International Trade Commission<\/a> (June 26, 2026)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Michael Doane, Joshua Kresh, Emily Michiko Morris, Mark F. Schultz, et al<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1670\/2026\/06\/Academic-Letter-in-Support-of-Pappas-Nomination-June-2026.pdf\">Academic Letter in Support of Pappas Nomination June 2026, \u201cRE: Nomination of Peter-Anthony Pappas to U.S. International Trade Commission<\/a>\u201d (June 24, 2026)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Joshua Kresh, Emily Michiko Morris, and Mark F. Schultz<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1670\/2026\/06\/IPPI-Letter-re-MAPIA-June-2026.pdf\">Letter to Chairman Cassidy and Ranking Member Sanders, RE: the Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act (MAPIA)<\/a> (June 16, 2026)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Alexander Raskovich<\/strong> (IPPI Senior Economist), R<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">esponse to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-and-federal-trade-commission-seek-public-comment-guidance-business\">Request for Comments<\/a> from the U.S. Department of Justice&#8217;s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC):<\/span> \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1670\/2026\/04\/Raskovich-Business-Collaborations.pdf\">Business Collaborations: The Need for Antitrust Guidance on Licensing Negotiation Groups<\/a>\u201d (April 23, 2026)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Amy Semet<\/strong> (IPPI Scholar), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regulations.gov\/comment\/PTO-P-2025-0025-2071\">Response to USPTO Request for Comments on proposed rulemaking re: inter partes review\/PTAB<\/a> (submitted December 2, 2025)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Alexander Raskovich<\/strong> (IPPI Senior Economist), \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5857103\">Inter Partes Review of Patent Claims: An Error Cost Analysis of USPTO\u2019s Proposed Reforms<\/a>\u201d [also submitted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regulations.gov\/comment\/PTO-P-2025-0025-1894\">as a response<\/a> to the USPTO] (December 1, 2025)<\/li>\n<li>Signed by the <strong>Hon. Paul Michel<\/strong> (IPPI Advisory Board Member), the <strong>Hon. Andrei Iancu<\/strong> (IPPI Advisory Board Member), <strong>Dr. Kristina M. L. Acri, n\u00e9e Lybecker<\/strong> (IPPI Senior Scholar), Professor <strong>Jonathan M. Barnett<\/strong> (IPPI Senior Scholar), <strong>Mark A. Cohen<\/strong> (IPPI Senior Fellow for China IP &amp; Scholar), <strong>Dr. Bowman Heiden<\/strong> (IPPI Scholar), Professor <strong>Justin (Gus) Hurwitz<\/strong> (IPPI Senior Scholar), Dean <strong>Kristen Jakobsen Osenga<\/strong> (IPPI Senior Fellow for Innovation Policy &amp; Senior Scholar), et al, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/media.hudson.org\/Response+to+Consultation+by+UK+IPO+on+SEP+Policy+-+10.7.2025.pdf\">Response to United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Open Consultation on Standard Essential Patents<\/a>&#8221; (October 7, 2025)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Michael P. Goodyear <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">(IPPI Scholar), <\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/www.regulations.gov\/comment\/PTO-C-2025-0016-0003\">Comment<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\"> to the USPTO on OECD E-Commerce Guidelines (<\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">June 16, 2025)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Mark F. Schultz, Emily Michiko Morris, &amp; Joshua Kresh<\/strong>, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1670\/2025\/05\/IPPI-Comment-on-Section-232-Investigation-re-Pharma-Tariffs-XRIN-0694-XC120_May2025.pdf\">Re: Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients (Doc. ID BIS-2025-0022) XRIN 0694-XC120<\/a>&#8221; (May 7, 2025)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Judge Paul R. Michel (Ret.) <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">(IPPI Advisory Board Member) &amp; <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Judge Kathleen O\u2019Malley (Ret.)<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1670\/2026\/04\/C4IP-Letter-RE-PERA.pdf\">Letter to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary in support of PERA<\/a> (September 24, 2024) [<a href=\"https:\/\/c4ip.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/C4IP-Letter-RE-PERA.pdf\">view on C4IP&#8217;s site<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Emily Michiko Morris, Mark F. Schultz, &amp; Joshua Kresh<\/strong>, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1670\/2026\/04\/Response-to-NPRM-on-Terminal-Disclaimer-Practice-to-Obviate-Nonstatutory-DoublePatenting_July-2024-1.pdf\">In Response to Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Terminal Disclaimer Practice to Obviate Nonstatutory Double Patenting<\/a>&#8221; (July 9, 2024)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Emily Michiko Morris<\/strong>, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1670\/2025\/04\/Morris-letter-on-Draft-Interagency-Guidance-Framework-for-Considering-the-Exercise-of-March-In-Rights.pdf\">RE: Request for Information Regarding the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights<\/a>&#8221; (February 6, 2024) *Also signed by <strong style=\"font-size: revert\">David Grossman<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Joshua Kresh<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, Professor <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Kristen Jakobsen Osenga<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, &amp; Professor <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Mark F. Schultz<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">U.S. Chamber of Commerce<\/strong>, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1670\/2025\/04\/240205_Coalition_March-InRFI_NISTDOC-FINAL.pdf\">Re: Request for Information Regarding the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights, Docket No. NIST-2023-0008<\/a>&#8221; (February 6, 2024) *Also signed by <strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Joshua Kresh<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">\u00a0in his own capacity, the <strong>Hon. <\/strong><\/span><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Paul Michel<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, &amp; the <strong>Hon.<\/strong> <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Susan G. Braden (Ret.)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Jonathan M. Barnett et al<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1670\/2025\/04\/Comment-by-22-Scholars-and-Former-Officials-on-Bayh-Dole-Guidance-Framework-2.6.2024.pdf\">Comments by 22 Scholars and Former Officials on Bayh-Dole Guidance Framework<\/a>\u00a0(February 6, 2024) *Also signed by the <strong>Hon.<\/strong> <strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Susan G. Braden<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, Professor <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Daniel R. Cahoy<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, Professor <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Chris Holman<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, Professor <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Justin (Gus) Hurwitz<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, the <strong>Hon.<\/strong> <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Andrei Iancu<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, the <strong>Hon.<\/strong> <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Paul Michel<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, Professor <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Emily Michiko Morris<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, Professor <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Kristen Jakobsen Osenga<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">,<\/span><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">the <strong>Hon.<\/strong> <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Randall R. Rader<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, &amp; Professor <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Ted Sichelman<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kristen Jakobsen Osenga<\/strong>,\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1670\/2025\/04\/KOsenga-comments-NIST-March-In-Framework.pdf\">Comments: NIST March-In Framework<\/a> (February 5, 2024)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert;background-color: #ffffff\">Sandra Aistars, Devlin Hartline, Joshua Kresh, Kristen Osenga, Mark Schultz, et al.<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1670\/2026\/04\/WTO-Letter_April-2021-1.pdf\">Letter to the Biden Administration urging opposition to the proposed WTO waiver to the TRIPS Agreement\u2019s IP protections<\/a> (April 15, 2021)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Christopher M. Holman, et al.<\/strong>, Written Comments to NIST on proposed changes to Bayh-Dole Regulations (April 5, 2021)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert;background-color: #ffffff\">Sandra Aistars, Devlin Hartline, Joshua Kresh, Kristen Osenga, Mark Schultz, et al.<\/strong>, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1670\/2026\/04\/IP-Scholars-Response-to-OSTP-RFI-1.pdf\">Intellectual Property Scholars\u2019 Response to OSTP Request for Information FR Doc. 2020-06622, Regarding &#8216;Public Access to Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Publications, Data, and Code Resulting from Federally Funded Research&#8217;<\/a>&#8221; (May 6, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert;background-color: #ffffff\">Sandra Aistars, Devlin Hartline, Kevin Madigan, Mark Schultz, et al.<\/strong>, In re South Africa Country Practice Review Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Request for Public Comment, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1670\/2026\/04\/Comments-on-Behalf-of-IP-Law-Scholars-South-Africa-1.pdf\">Comments on Behalf of Intellectual Property Law Scholars<\/a>&#8221; (January 17, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Devlin Hartline et al.<\/strong>, &#8220;<a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@nturkewitz_56674\/blue-sky-dreaming-an-open-letter-to-the-department-of-justice-fbi-from-the-ad-hoc-coalition-for-604eedc02821\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blue Sky Dreaming: An Open Letter to the Department of Justice &amp; FBI from the Ad Hoc Coalition for Copyright &amp; Digital Prosperity<\/a>&#8220;<span style=\"font-size: revert\"> (September 5, 2019)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Chris Holman, Kristen Osenga, &amp; Ted Sichelman, et al.<\/strong> <strong>(signatories)<\/strong>, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1670\/2026\/04\/Letter-to-Congress-re-101-Reform-7.30.19-1-1.pdf\">Letter to Congress Concerning the Reform of Patent Eligibility Doctrine<\/a>&#8221; (July 30, 2019) [<a href=\"https:\/\/filemanager.capwiz.com\/filemanager\/file-mgr\/covington\/Letter_to_Congress_re_101_Reform_7.30.19.pdf\">FileManager link<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/patentlyo.com\/media\/2019\/08\/Letter-to-Congress-re-101-Reform-7.30.19-1.pdf\">view on Patently-O&#8217;s site<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Adam Mossoff &amp; Kristen Osenga<\/strong>, In re Certain Mobile Electronic Devices and Radio Frequency and Processing Components Thereof, <a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/ssrn.com\/abstract=3330786\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Use and Abuse of the \u201cPublic Interest\u201d in the International Trade Commission and in Article III Courts<\/em><\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">February 7, 2019)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert;background-color: #ffffff\">Kristen Osenga et al.<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1670\/2019\/01\/How-Antitrust-Overreach-is-Threatening-Healthcare-Innovation.pdf\">FTC Hearings On Competition and Consumer Protection In the 21st Century, Comments of Professors and Former Government Officials on How Antitrust Overreach is Threatening Healthcare Innovation<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">December 21, 2018)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert;background-color: #ffffff\">Jonathan Barnett, Chris Holman, Erika Lietzan, Kristen Osenga, et al.<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1670\/2026\/04\/FTC-Comment-Letter-by-18-Scholars-and-Former-Government-Officials-1.pdf\">FTC Hearings On Competition and Consumer Protection In the 21st Century, Comments of 18 Legal Academics, Economists, and Former Government Officials Supporting Evidence-Based Approach to IP Policymaking<\/a> (December 21, 2018)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Matthew Barblan, Kristen Osenga, Ted Sichelman, et al.<\/strong>, &#8220;<a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/ssrn.com\/abstract=3211380\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Response to the Proposed Changes to the Claim Construction Standard for Interpreting Claims in Trial Proceedings Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board<\/a>&#8221; (July 9, 2018)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert;background-color: #ffffff\">Jonathan Barnett, Kristen Osenga, et al.<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1670\/2018\/02\/Letter-to-DOJ-Supporting-Evidence-Based-Approach-to-Antitrust-Enforcement-of-IP.pdf\">Letter to Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim Supporting the DOJ&#8217;s New Evidence-Based Approach to Intellectual Property Enforcement<\/a> (February 13, 2018)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Sandra Aistars &amp; Rebecca Cusey<\/strong>, Section 512 Study: Request for Additional Comments, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1670\/2017\/03\/Section-512-Study-Additional-Comments-of-the-Arts-Entertainment-Advocacy-Clinic.pdf\">Comments on Behalf of the Arts &amp; Entertainment Advocacy Clinic at Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University<\/a>&#8221; (February 21, 2017)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert;background-color: #ffffff\">Sandra Aistars, Eric Priest, Mark Schultz, et al.<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1670\/2017\/01\/IP-Scholars-Comments-to-HJC-First-Copyright-Policy-Proposal.pdf\">Intellectual Property Scholars\u2019 Comments in Response to Chairman Goodlatte\u2019s and Ranking Member Conyers\u2019 Request for Comments on the House Judiciary Committee&#8217;s First Copyright Policy Proposal: &#8216;Reform of the U.S. Copyright Office&#8217;<\/a>&#8221; (January 31, 2017)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Kevin Madigan<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1670\/2016\/08\/Madigan-Ex-Parte-Letter-to-FCC.pdf\">In the Matter of Expanding Consumers\u2019 Video Navigation Choices; Commercial Availability of Navigation Devices, Letter on FCC Set-Top Box Regulation Once Again Confuses the Issue<\/a> (August 8, 2016)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Chris Holman, Kristen Osenga, Mark Schultz, Ted Sichelman, et al.<\/strong>, &#8220;<a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2816062\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Letter to Congress from 28 Law Professors &amp; Economists Urging Caution on the VENUE Act<\/a>&#8221; (August 1, 2016)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Sandra Aistars, Matthew Barblan, Devlin Hartline, Kevin Madigan, Mark Schultz, et al.<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1670\/2016\/06\/IP-Scholars-Ex-Parte-Letter-to-FCC.pdf\">In the Matter of Expanding Consumers\u2019 Video Navigation Choices; Commercial Availability of Navigation Devices, Ex Parte Letter on Behalf of Intellectual Property Law Scholars<\/a> (June 15, 2016)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Sandra Aistars, Matthew Barblan, Devlin Hartline, Kevin Madigan, Mark Schultz, et al.<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, <\/span>In the Matter of Expanding Consumers\u2019 Video Navigation Choices; Commercial Availability of Navigation Devices, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1670\/2012\/08\/IP-Scholars-Comments-to-FCC.pdf\">Comments on Behalf of Intellectual Property Law Scholars<\/a>&#8221; (April 22, 2016)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Sandra Aistars, Eric Priest, Mark Schultz, et al.<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, &#8220;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1670\/2016\/04\/Open-Letter-of-IP-Profs-on-Librarian-of-Congress.pdf\">Open Letter of Intellectual Property Professors on the Appointment of a New Librarian of Congress and the Need for Copyright Office Modernization<\/a>&#8221; (April 14, 2016)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Sandra Aistars, Matthew Barblan, Devlin Hartline, Kevin Madigan, Eric Priest, &amp; Mark Schultz<\/strong>, Section 512 Study: Notice and Request for Public Comment, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1670\/2016\/04\/Section-512-Study-Comments-of-Copyright-Law-Scholars.pdf\">Comments on Behalf of Copyright Law Scholars<\/a>&#8221; (April 1, 2016)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Terrica Carrington &amp; Rebecca Cusey<\/strong>, Section 512 Study: Notice and Request for Public Comment, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1670\/2016\/04\/Section-512-Study-Comments-on-Behalf-of-the-Arts-Entertainment-Advocacy-Clinic.pdf\">Comments on Behalf of The Arts and Entertainment Advocacy Clinic at George Mason University School of Law<\/a>&#8221; (April 1, 2016)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Chris Holman, Kristen Osenga, Mark Schultz, Ted Sichelman, et al.<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1670\/2015\/03\/Economists-Law-Profs-Letter-re-Patent-Reform.pdf\">Letter to Congress by Forty Economists and Law Professors Expressing Concerns About Data Behind &#8220;Patent Reform&#8221;<\/a> (March 10, 2015)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Congressional Testimony<\/h2>\n<p>Congressional testimony by affiliates of IPPI<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dr. Bhamati Viswanathan <\/strong>(IPPI Scholar), House Judiciary Committee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, <a href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/committee-activity\/hearings\/midlife-crisis-ip-and-internet-after-40\">Hearing on \u201cA Midlife Crisis? IP and the Internet After 40\u201d<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/republicans-judiciary.house.gov\/files\/evo-media-document\/viswanathan-testimony.pdf\">Written Witness Testimony of Professor Bhamati Viswanathan<\/a>\u00a0(June 30, 2026)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mark A. Cohen <\/strong>(IPPI Senior Fellow for China IP &amp; Scholar), Senate Committee on the Judiciary, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/committee-activity\/hearings\/stealth-stealing-chinas-ongoing-theft-of-us-innovation-04-22-2026\">Full Committee Hearing<\/a> on \u201cStealth Stealing: China&#8217;s Ongoing Theft of U.S. Innovation\u201d: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/bd86374a-060c-a5e4-b533-d54311487456\/2026-04-22_Testimony_Cohen.pdf\">Oral Statement of Mark A. Cohen . . . on &#8216;Practical Proposals to Address Intellectual Property Misappropriation from China&#8217;<\/a>&#8221; (April 22, 2026)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mark A. Cohen <\/strong>(IPPI Senior Fellow for China IP &amp; Scholar), Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/committee-activity\/hearings\/the-patent-eligibility-restoration-act_restoring-clarity-certainty-and-predictability-to-the-us-patent-system-10-08-2025\">Hearing<\/a> on \u201cThe Patent Eligibility Restoration Act &#8211; Restoring Clarity, Certainty, and Predictability to the U.S. Patent System\u201d: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/4539f98c-f893-95c0-3976-2519d3d06087\/2025-10-08%20-%20Testimony%20-%20Cohen1.pdf\">Testimony of Mark A. Cohen, Senior Technology Fellow, Asia Society of Northern California and Senior Fellow, University of Akron School of Law<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0(October 8, 2025)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Mark A. Cohen <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">(IPPI Senior Fellow for China IP &amp; Scholar), <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property | <\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/committee-activity\/hearings\/foreign-threats-to-american-innovation-and-economic-leadership\">Hearing<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\"> on \u201cForeign Threats to American Innovation and Economic Leadership\u201d: &#8220;<\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/2025-05-14_testimony_cohen.pdf\">Written Testimony of Mark A. Cohen, Senior Fellow, Asia Society of Northern California<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\">&#8221; (<\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">May 14, 2025)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Dr. <\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Michael D. Smith<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\"> (IPPI Senior Scholar), <\/span>U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary&#8217;s Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism | <a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/committee-activity\/hearings\/too-big-to-prosecute-examining-the-ai-industrys-mass-ingestion-of-copyrighted-works-for-ai-training\">Hearing<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\"> on \u201cToo Big to Prosecute?: Examining the AI Industry\u2019s Mass Ingestion of Copyrighted Works for AI Training\u201d: &#8220;<\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/64bc45b6-9e04-22e4-34c1-12d0efad69ef\/2025-07-16%20-%20Testimony%20-%20Smith.pdf\">Written Testimony of Dr. Michael D. Smith, J. Erik Jonsson Professor of Information Technology and Policy, Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University<\/a>&#8221; (July 16, 2025)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Dr. Bhamati Viswanathan <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">(IPPI Scholar)<\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, <\/span>U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary&#8217;s Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism | <a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/committee-activity\/hearings\/too-big-to-prosecute-examining-the-ai-industrys-mass-ingestion-of-copyrighted-works-for-ai-training\">Hearing<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\"> on \u201cToo Big to Prosecute?: Examining the AI Industry\u2019s Mass Ingestion of Copyrighted Works for AI Training\u201d: &#8220;<\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/64bc45b6-9e04-22e4-34c1-12d0efad69ef\/2025-07-16%20-%20Testimony%20-%20Viswanathan.pdf\">Statement of Bhamati Viswanathan, Assistant Professor, New England Law | Boston<\/a>&#8221; (July 16, 2025)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mark A. Cohen<\/strong> (IPPI Senior Fellow for China IP &amp; Senior Scholar), &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.house.gov\/meetings\/JU\/JU03\/20241218\/117764\/HHRG-118-JU03-Wstate-CohenM-20241218-U9.pdf\">Statement of Mark Cohen &#8230; Before the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet of the Committee of the Judiciary hearing: IP and Strategic Competition with China: Part IV \u2013 Patents, Standards, and Lawfare<\/a>&#8221; (December 18, 2024)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Kristen Jakobsen Osenga<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\"> (IPPI Senior Fellow for Innovation Policy &amp; Senior Scholar), <\/span>&#8220;<a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/2024-12-18_-_testimony_-_osenga.pdf\">Written Testimony of Kristen Jakobsen Osenga &#8230; Before the Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate: The RESTORE Patent Rights Act: Restoring America\u2019s Status as the Global IP Leader<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\">&#8221; (<\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">December 18, 2024)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Michael Doane<\/strong>, &#8220;<a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/118\/meeting\/house\/117532\/witnesses\/HHRG-118-JU03-Wstate-DoaneM-20240723.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Statement of Michael Doane &#8230; Before the Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet: U.S. House of Representatives: IP Litigation and the US International Trade Commission<\/a>&#8221; (July 23, 2024)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Sandra Aistars<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, <\/span>Testimony of Professor Sandra Aistars: House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet\u2019s hearing &#8216;Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: Part III \u2013 IP Protection for AI-Assisted Inventions and Creative Works.&#8217;<span style=\"font-size: revert\">\u00a0(<\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">April 2024) (<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4791507\">SSRN<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/republicans-judiciary.house.gov\/files\/evo-media-document\/Aistars%20Testimony.pdf\">House Judiciary Committee Website<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Sandra Aistars<\/strong>, Senate Subcommittee on Intellectual Property Testimony: &#8220;<a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/meetings\/the-digital-millennium-copyright-act-at-22-what-is-it-why-it-was-enacted-and-where-are-we-now\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Digital Millennium Copyright Act at 22: What Is It, Why Was it Enacted, and Where Are We Now?<\/a>&#8220;<span style=\"font-size: revert\"> (Feb. 11, 2020) (<\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/Aistars%20Testimony.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">written statement<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Mark Schultz<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, <\/span>Senate Subcommittee on Intellectual Property Testimony, &#8220;<a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/meetings\/the-digital-millennium-copyright-act-at-22-what-is-it-why-it-was-enacted-and-where-are-we-now\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Digital Millennium Copyright Act at 22: What Is It, Why Was it Enacted, and Where Are We Now?<\/a>&#8220;<span style=\"font-size: revert\"> (Feb. 11, 2020) (<\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/Schultz%20Testimony.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">written statement<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Erika Lietzan<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, <\/span>House Judiciary Committee Testimony, &#8220;Antitrust<span style=\"font-size: revert\"> Concerns and the FDA Approval Process: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law<\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">,&#8221; 115th Cong. ___(July 27, 2017) (<\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3010303\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">written statement<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Mark Schultz<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, <\/span>House Judiciary Committee Testimony, &#8220;The Scope of Copyright Protection: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet<span style=\"font-size: revert\">,&#8221; 113th Cong. 57-66 (Jan. 14, 2014) (<\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gpo.gov\/fdsys\/pkg\/CHRG-113hhrg86344\/pdf\/CHRG-113hhrg86344.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">oral testimony<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\"> and <\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"http:\/\/docs.house.gov\/meetings\/JU\/JU03\/20140114\/101642\/HHRG-113-JU03-Wstate-SchultzM-20140114.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">written statement<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Navigation Letters and Comments Congressional Testimony Letters and Comments Letters and comments written, signed, and\/or submitted by affiliates of IPPI Kristina M. 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