George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School

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

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 Discussion: Vaccines, Intellectual Property, and Global Equity

scientist looking through a microscopeThe following post comes from Colin Kreutzer, a 2E at Scalia Law and a Research Assistant at C-IP2

The COVID-19 pandemic has shined a spotlight on the role of intellectual property in modern medicine and on the complex social questions surrounding a system that grants exclusive rights over life-or-death products. Read more

CPIP Second Quarter Progress Report (March-May 2021)

Sean O'ConnorGreetings from CPIP Executive Director Sean O’Connor

We are cautiously optimistic as locations around the globe move towards greater control of the COVID pandemic. With luck, diligence, and generosity by public and private sectors around the world, we can all strive for vaccines to be more widely accessible and a future in which we can see other in person again. Read more

Scalia Law’s Innovation Law Clinic Partners with BizLaunch for Online Legal Clinic on Business Entities for Startups

The following post comes from Wade Cribbs, a 2L at Scalia Law and a Research Assistant at CPIP.

a hand hovering under lightbulbs drawn on a chalkboardBy Wade Cribbs

Last week, Arlington Economic Development’s BizLaunch network co-hosted an online legal clinic event entitled “Mason Law Clinic @BizLaunch: Which Entity is Right for Your Startup?” Read more