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June 17, 2005
Patent reform - summary of Athena event
Patents are generally thought of as a means of boosting innovation. But, according to two leading scholars in the field (Adam Jaffe and Josh Lerner), "In the last two decades, however, the role of patents in the U.S. innovation system has changed from fuel for the engine to sand in the gears." As Congress begins to examine the issue of patent reform, Athena Alliance and Congressional Economic Leadership Institute (CELI) held a Congressional luncheon briefing on Is the US Patent System Endangering American Innovation?
Speaker included Adam B. Jaffe, Professor of Economics, Brandeis University and co- author of Innovation and Its Discontents: How Our Broken Patent System Is Endangering Innovation and Progress, And What To Do About It; Susan DeSanti, Director of Policy and Planning, Federal Trade Commission; and David J. Kappos, Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, Intellectual Property, IBM. The session was moderated by Congressman Jim Cooper (D-TN).
The summary of the discussion is now available on the Athena Alliance website.
Posted by Ken Jarboe at June 17, 2005 10:50 AM
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