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Advocates Call For New US Federal Authority On Artificial Intelligence

David Branigan Oct 31, 2018 1 min read

Public Knowledge, a Washington, DC advocacy group, today released a paper calling for the formation of a new federal government authority to develop expertise and capacity on artificial intelligence (AI),…

Report: Is China Gaining The Inside Track On Standards For “Internet Of Things” Technology?

Report: Is China Gaining The Inside Track On Standards For “Internet Of Things” Technology?

David Branigan Oct 31, 2018 1 min read

A new US private sector report asserts that China is gaining the inside track on international standard-setting for “Internet of Things” technology, and offers strategies for the United States to…

Lurking In USMCA – IP Provisions With An International Agenda

Lurking In USMCA – IP Provisions With An International Agenda

Steven Seidenberg Oct 30, 2018 1 min read

Donald Trump is no fan of international norms or rules. He’s made this clear on numerous occasions, including during his two speeches at the United Nations. It is surprising, therefore,…

Interview With Catherine Chammartin, Director General Of The Swiss Federal Institute Of Intellectual Property

Catherine Saez Oct 29, 2018 1 min read

Catherine Chammartin is the Director of the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI). A former specialist in international tax policy, she took office at IPI in November 2015. In…

New Report: Mitigating Patent Linkage To Promote Medicines Access In LMICs

New Report: Mitigating Patent Linkage To Promote Medicines Access In LMICs

David Branigan Oct 26, 2018 1 min read

A new report reviews how patent linkage mechanisms have been implemented in South Korea, Australia, Canada, and the United States, and identifies precedents for how low and middle-income countries (LMICs)…

Multi-Agency Conference Addresses Positive Aspects Of ‘Respect For IP’

Multi-Agency Conference Addresses Positive Aspects Of ‘Respect For IP’

Linda Daniels Oct 26, 2018 1 min read

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Conference delegates at the Respect for IP international conference held in South Africa this week were participants in a series of top-level panel discussions about the…