In advance of our Sixth Annual Fall Conference on IP for the Next Generation of Technology, the Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property will be highlighting works on the challenges brought by the revolutionary developments in mobile technology of the past fifteen years. Read more
Category: Innovation
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 networks that work together across different platforms and devices. Few people are aware of how this happens, because it occurs solely between the companies who develop and implement technological products and services in the marketplace, such as Qualcomm, InterDigital, Microsoft, Apple, and others. Read more
CPIP and ITIF Release Innovate4Health Report on Role of IP in Solving Global Health Challenges
This past Tuesday, CPIP and the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF) released our joint report: Innovate4Health: How Innovators Are Solving Global Health Challenges. The report details 25 important healthcare innovations that are being created by and for people in the developing world, where some of the most urgent challenges remain. Read more
Innovate4Health: SaTo Pan Delivers a Sustainable Solution to the Sanitation Crisis in Developing Nations
This post is one of a series in the #Innovate4Health policy research initiative.
By Michael O’Keefe
Poor sanitation poses an ongoing threat to the health and well-being of people in the developing world. Severe health problems, death, and disease can be directly linked to unsafe hygiene practices that continue to plague many countries. Read more
Innovate4Health: Daktari Diagnostics Takes on Africa’s Healthcare Challenges One Diagnostic Device at a Time
This post is one of a series in the #Innovate4Health policy research initiative.
By Alex Summerton & Nick Churchill
Africa’s predominantly rural characteristic and limited medical infrastructure are among the region’s greatest challenges to implementing effective healthcare programs and policies for its residents. Read more
New White Paper Explores the Importance of Property Rights to National Wealth and Security
A new white paper, Property Rights: The Key to National Wealth and National Security, was published today by Dr. James Edwards, the Executive Director of Conservatives for Property Rights. In the white paper, Dr. Edwards explores how stable and effective property rights in both tangible and intangible property are critical to human flourishing and progress, and he notes that a renewed commitment to strengthening property rights will help to restore U.S. Read more
Innovate4Health: Augmented Reality Technology Helps Bring Surgical Expertise to Conflict Zones and the Developing World
This post is one of a series in the #Innovate4Health policy research initiative.
By Gleb Savich
The majority of people in the world do not have access to safe and affordable surgical care. More than 2 billion people cannot receive surgical care simply because there are no surgical facilities where they live. Read more
Innovate4Health: Indian Startup Develops Nanomaterial Filter to Help Solve Global Drinking Water Crisis
This post is one of a series in the #Innovate4Health policy research initiative.
By Gleb Savich
Access to clean water remains a critical issue on a global scale. According to the latest statistics by the World Health Organization (WHO), 844 million people lack a basic drinking water service and at least 2 billion people use contaminated water that can transmit cholera, dysentery, typhoid, polio, and other diseases. Read more
Innovate4Health: DNAe Enhances HIV Treatment By Monitoring the Effectiveness of Antiretroviral Therapy
This post is one of a series in the #Innovate4Health policy research initiative.
By Alex Summerton
HIV/AIDS is a complex disease presenting a range of challenges for all stages of a patient’s progression. Effective detection, diagnosis, management, and monitoring are all crucial, and problems anywhere in the treatment chain can make later stages more difficult or undo the careful work of earlier stages. Read more
Letter to Antitrust Chief Applauds DOJ’s New Evidence-Based Approach to IP Enforcement
A group of judges, former judges and government officials, law professors and economists with expertise in antitrust law and patent law sent a letter to Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim earlier today applauding his recent announcements that the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) would now take a balanced, evidence-based approach in applying antitrust law to patent licensing, especially to patented innovations that have been contributed to technological standards. Read more