All self-respecting people hate clickbait, the lowest form of content on the Internet (aside perhaps from “reporting” on Justice Kavanaugh’s college years) — but if we’re going to be honest, most of us have fallen for it at some point. And that is part […]
Tag: IP
How to improve access to medicines — and how NOT to
With the UN General Assembly convening in New York to discuss all manner of policy issues, one high-profile area of debate is the appropriate role of governments and regulators in ensuring that as many people as possible have access to the medicines they need. […]
U.S. and Europe must present united front to China
Any country which tries to confront China’s unfair trade policies by itself, including rampant theft of IP and anti-competitive practices, is probably doomed to failure given the sheer size of the Chinese economy — and this judgment also applies to the United States, wielding […]
Want to cure Alzheimer’s? Fix IP laws
The last few years have brought a slew of new treatments (and sometimes cures) for fatal and chronic diseases long considered almost untreatable, including various cancers, diabetes, and heart disease. But one foe has remained seemingly intractable: dementia associated with old age, particularly Alzheimer’s. […]
Fighting child trafficking, helping small IP owners & more: WASHINGTON BEYOND THE HEADLINES
By Andy Blom, TES Contributor Wow! Everybody was unhappy last week in Washington. The much hoped for Mueller testimony blew up in the Democrats face while Conservatives got served a budget and spending bill they hate…which will keep the Government open until after the election. Maybe we were doing better with the […]
EU jeopardizing innovation with IP threats
Philip Stevens, Executive Director, Geneva Network. The European Parliament in April voted through a proposal that will allow generic companies to manufacture and export outside the EU copies of medicines that are still essentially patent protected in Europe. This vote around what’s known as the Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) Export Waiver may […]
Protect IP or give up miracle cures yet uninvented
In a piece for the Morning Consult, Philip Thompson of the Property Rights Alliance highlights the importance of intellectual property in powering innovation, especially in key categories like medicine: Ja’Ceon Golden, a “bubble boy” cured with healthy genes delivered via a “hijacked” (and otherwise harmless) HIV virus, is a poster boy for medical innovation. […]