Supreme Court must reinforce US as preeminent innovation superpower
Monday, the Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in a blockbuster case that could reshape the federal bureaucracy and constitutional law — and impact the U.S. innovation economy.The case is Oil...
View ArticleFinally, a big international win for intellectual property rights
The United States has long stood as the center for innovation across the globe — even as we ceded other important industries like manufacturing. Thanks to a strong patent system, written into the...
View ArticleBiggest companies get bigger by investing in intangibles
There is abundant anecdotal evidence that software, intellectual property and new technologies have had a deep impact on business practice in recent years.The management of retail inventory, pricing...
View ArticleTo curb dangers of media consumption, let’s reconsider copyright law
Anxiety about the negative consequences of social media has overshadowed concern about traditional media, yet both social and traditional media tend to stoke overconsumption, exacerbate division and...
View ArticleAyn Rand would weep over our fraying IP laws
Despite the popularity of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged, which tells the tale of greedy politicians left with nothing to plunder after innovators and producers go on strike, society seems to miss that...
View ArticleAtlas isn't about to shrug over current IP laws
Charles Sauer’s recent op-ed for The Hill is the latest in a long list of recent articles, speeches and amicus briefs by conservative or libertarian commentators arguing that various changes to patent...
View ArticleInnovation suffers when property rights are weak or difficult to enforce
U.S. policymakers apparently do not recognize the connection between imprudent court decisions and artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies that will determine our nation’s security...
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