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Tag: Covid-19

Summit Take-Away: IP Rights Play a Part in Global Events like China, Ukraine and Diversity

May 10, 2022 Bruce Berman

The impact of intellectual property and IP rights are being more widely felt under the strain of IP theft from China, the war in the Ukraine,

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Report finds that rapid Covid-19 response was achieved because of IP rights, not in spite of them

December 14, 2021 Bruce Berman

Researchers’ unprecedented rapid response to the Covid-19 pandemic and that of the bio-pharmaceutical companies – which included sharing proprietary technology with many dozens of partners

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‘Strong Patents Matter to Protect Innovation,’ Says Gina Raimondo, U.S. Secretary of Commerce

May 22, 2021 Bruce Berman

Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo recently told interviewer David Rubenstein: “That experience [as a venture capitalist investing in medical device and IT health companies] enables

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China and the U.S. Agree (Separately): Now is the time to Rein in Big Tech’s Abusive Practices

January 26, 2021 Bruce Berman

China’s highly visible Internet giants, including Alibaba, Ant and Tencent, are generating a storm of government scrutiny and public skepticism, not unlike their American counterparts.

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Covid Vaccine Tees Shakedown at the WTO; ‘It’s Fraught with Danger,’ says CIPU Member, Pooley

December 17, 2020 Bruce Berman

India is the world’s largest manufacturer of generic drugs, and South Africa is another big producer. Both are angry that the U.S. and Europe have

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More than twice as many new 5G vehicle patents are set to issue, setting the stage for disputes

October 13, 2020 Bruce Berman

With four new 5G-enabled iPhones set to launch today, and a significant number of 5G patents already granted, a significantly larger number are in the queue

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Former Homeland Security Executive Says ‘Covid-19 Has Changed Society’; creative solutions are needed

September 23, 2020 Bruce Berman

A former Deputy Secretary for Science and Technology at U.S. Homeland Security says the innovation and creativity is necessary to combat the economic, societal and

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Free Livestream: ‘Living with Covid-19’ to explore work-life solutions and investments

September 2, 2020 Bruce Berman

 Some coronavirus management tools will be complex, others relatively low-tech. Most will come from diverse sources and a few will be highly valuable.  Developing and

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Former AUTM head cautions exercising ‘march-in’ rights on Covid-related patents

May 8, 2020 Bruce Berman

Confiscating taxpayer-funded invention rights would damage the innovation ecosystem that has generated breakthrough therapies and enabled scientists to work so quickly on Covid-19. This is

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J&J says it is 5 months away from human trials on a Vaccine; Researchers Float License-Free COVID-19 Pledge

March 31, 2020 Bruce Berman

Johnson & Johnson, the pharmaceutical giant, said yesterday it is five months away from starting human trials on a COVID-19 vaccine that would be offered

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