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Panel on “SEP Current & Proposed Regulations” at C-IP2’s 2024 Annual Fall Conference

By Keith Mallinson

It was my pleasure to participate in a panel session on “SEP Current & Proposed Regulations” last month at the George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy (C-IP2) Annual Fall Conference entitled “The Importance of Exclusive Rights.” Read more

Panelists at George Mason’s IP conference debate litigation funding

By Kristen Osenga

I recently had the pleasure of participating in a panel on third-party litigation funding (TPLF), which was part of the Annual Fall Conference at George Mason University’s Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy.

The panel included experts from both industry and academia, highlighted the growing debate around TPLF, and crystallized why this financing tool is so crucial for America’s innovators and inventors. Read more

What the FTC Gets Wrong About the FDA’s Orange Book

By Emily Michiko Morris & Douglas Park

The high cost of some pharmaceuticals is a complex issue, but the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) most recent criticism of pharmaceutical patents’ role is misguided. The FTC has criticized the listing of drug product device patents in the FDA’s “Orange Book,” a listing of patents related to various FDA-approved drug products. Read more

C-IP2 Celebrates the Release of Book 5G and Beyond: Intellectual Property and Competition Policy in the Internet of Things[1]

The following post comes from Jack Ring, a 3L at Scalia Law and a Research Assistant at C-IP2.

 On April 15, 2024, C-IP2 scholars and contributors to 5G and Beyond: Intellectual Property and Competition Policy in the Internet of Things met for a live-streamed book launch event. Read more

Professors Erika Lietzan and Kristina Acri Argue That Current Data Do Not Support Evergreening Allegations

By Jack Ring

Overlaid images of pills, a gloved hand of someone expecting a pill, and an eyedropperIn their forthcoming paper, Solutions Still Searching for a Problem: A Call for Relevant Data to Support “Evergreening” Allegations,[1] C-IP2 Senior Scholars Erika Lietzan of Mizzou Law and Kristina Acri of Colorado College call for relevant data to support evergreening allegations and accompanying policy proposals. Read more

Policy Brief: The TRIPS Waiver for COVID-19 Vaccines, and Its Potential Expansion: Assessing the Impact on Global IP Protection and Public Health

This policy brief, including the following “Introduction and Executive Summary,” comes from Eric M. Solovy.

CLICK HERE to read the brief in full.

Overlaid images of pills, a gloved hand of someone expecting a pill, and an eyedropperIntroduction and Executive Summary

On June 17, 2022, in the early morning hours of the final day of the World Trade Organization’s (“WTO”) 12th Ministerial Conference, the Members of the WTO adopted a waiver of the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (“the TRIPS Agreement”), commonly known as the “TRIPS Waiver for COVID-19 Vaccines” or the “TRIPS Waiver.” Read more

FTC Chair and Commissioners Weigh in on SEP Litigation at the ITC

The following post comes from Jack Ring, a rising 2L at Scalia Law and a Research Assistant at C-IP2.

a gavel lying on a table in front of booksI. INTRODUCTION

In a previous blog post, we discussed the dispute surrounding standard essential patents (SEPs) between Philips and Thales. Read more

Philips and Thales’ Standard Essential Patent Fight at the Federal Circuit, District Court, and ITC

The following post comes from Jack Ring, a rising 2L at Scalia Law and a Research Assistant at C-IP2. Click here for a related post.

a gavel on a desk in front of booksI. INTRODUCTION

On July 13, 2022, the Federal Circuit affirmed the denial of Thales DIS AIS Deutschland GMBH’s (Thales) motion to enjoin Koninklijke Philips N.V. Read more

Reply and Response to C-IP2’s March 4, 2021, Blogpost on UC Hastings’ Evergreen Drug Patent Search Database

C-IP2’s original post on the UC Hastings’ Evergreen Drug Patent Search Database can be read here.

Reply to Blog Post on UC Hastings’ Evergreen Drug Patent Search Database

Robin Feldman
Arthur J. Goldberg Distinguished Professor of Law
Albert Abramson ’54 Distinguished Professor of Law Chair
Director of the Center for Innovation at University of California Hastings

We would like to thank the author of the blog post for taking the time to look at our work for the Evergreen Drug Patent Database. Read more