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This transcript is from a CSIS and LeadershIP event hosted on December 12, 2023. Watch the full video here. John J. Hamre: My name is John Hamre. I’m the president here at CSIS. And I have a great privilege today to welcome one of the rising stars in the

By Christopher Borges and Alexander Kersten The United States has a long tradition of technological innovation, and U.S. inventors and innovators continue to drive the creation of new companies, jobs, and economic growth. Secure intellectual property (IP) rights are essential to spur this innovation. Critically, patents transform ideas into property

This transcript is from a CSIS & LeadershIP event hosted on December 4, 2023. Watch the full video here. Sujai Shivakumar: Good morning and welcome to CSIS. My name is Sujai Shivakumar. I’m a senior fellow at CSIS and the director of the Renewing American Innovation Project. The Renewing

By Alexander Kersten Introduction On October 30, President Joe Biden issued the Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. This comes at a time when artificial intelligence (AI)’s anticipated capabilities and applications are expected to have a tremendous impact on the future

On September 28th, 2023, a letter was sent to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, the Chair and Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee, and to Secretary Becerra correcting false claims that the federal government can use the Bayh-Dole Act or § 1498 to impose

On September 20th, 2023, LeadershIP Executive Director Dr. Kirti Gupta testified for the ITA-NIST-USPTO Listening Session on Innovating Ideas Around Standards and Intellectual Property.    Transcript: Good afternoon. My name is Dr. Kirti Gupta and I am speaking on behalf of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Let

By Hideki Tomoshige and Sujai Shivakumar A reliable and robust intellectual property (IP) system is a pillar of the nation’s innovation system. In an era when economic growth, global competitiveness, and national security are all predicated on relative strengths of national innovation systems, the United States needs to take deliberate

By Alexander Kersten, Gabrielle Athanasia, and Gregory Arcuri The United States and China are engaged in a strategic competition for global technological leadership. In seeking ways to gauge this competition, business leaders, policymakers, the media, and even the courts often turn to data on patent filings. Prudent use of this data

By Christopher Borges America’s innovation partnership with the People’s Republic of China is seeking a new equilibrium, recognizing China as the most important strategic competitor on one hand, and acknowledging the realities of mutual dependencies and economic pragmatism on the other. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s visit to China has to