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C-IP2 Fall 2024 Progress Report (June-August 2024)


Headshot of Joshua KreshGreetings from C-IP2 Interim Executive Director Joshua A. Kresh

As we transition into the fall season, I am delighted to share that we have had a productive summer and are looking forward to an eventful fall and winter. The past months have been marked by significant achievements and exciting developments, building upon the robust foundation we laid earlier this year. Read more

C-IP2 Summer 2024 Progress Report (March-May 2024)


Headshot of Joshua KreshGreetings from C-IP2 Interim Executive Director Joshua A. Kresh

I am pleased to report that we have had a productive spring and are working on several items for this summer and fall. Since our last report, we published several policy briefs on pending legislation, held our launch event for our 5G book, welcomed our new Edison Fellows for their first meeting (and saw several publications from earlier Fellows), and ran the 2024 WIPO-U.S. Read more

Pharmaceutical “Nominal Patent Life” Versus “Effective Patent Life,” Revisited

Pharmaceutical “Nominal Patent Life” Versus “Effective Patent Life,” Revisited

By Emily Michiko Morris and Joshua Kresh

Overlaid images of pills, a gloved hand of someone expecting a pill, and an eyedropperExecutive summary: Many critics of pharmaceutical companies argue that they abuse the patent system through “evergreening” or “thickets” to increase the amount of time they can avoid generic competition and keep drug prices high. Read more

C-IP2 Winter 2023 Progress Report (September-November 2023)


Headshot of Joshua KreshGreetings from C-IP2 Interim Executive Director Joshua A. Kresh

I am pleased to report a successful quarter and fall semester and am looking forward to several upcoming events this winter.

We hosted the second meeting of our 2023-2024 Edison Fellowship in September and are looking forward to our third meeting in January and to paper publication in 2024. Read more

Panel 5A: Generative AI & Human Authorship (C-IP2 2023 Annual Fall Conference)

The following post comes from Jake L. Bryant, a student in the Intellectual Property Law LL.M. program at Scalia Law and a Research Assistant at C-IP2.

silver copyright symbolOn October 12th and 13th, the Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy (C-IP2) hosted its 2023 Annual Fall Conference, this year titled First Sale: The Role of IP Rights in Markets. Read more

Using Economic Models to Evaluate the Efficacy of U.S. Patent Examination

By William Matcham

For the Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy blog, in fulfillment of obligations for the Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship


Folder tab reading "Patents"

Highlights:

    • Policymakers frequently debate the effectiveness of the U.S. patent system – critics claim that problems arise from the ineffective patent application and examination process.
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