IP Protection Matters

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IP Protection Matters is a podcast interview series examining notable issues related to the protection of and threats to intellectual property. IP Protection Matters is a project of the Center for Individual Freedom.

  1. Exploring the Economic and Moral Benefits of IP Protection

    JAN 9

    Exploring the Economic and Moral Benefits of IP Protection

    Joshua Kresh, Executive Director of the IP Policy Institute (IPPI) at the University of Akron School of Law, discusses IPPI’s work, how strong intellectual property (IP) protections drive innovation and the economic success of the nation, misleading terms like “patent thickets” and “evergreening,” and more.

    19 min
  2. “Most Favored Nation” Drug Pricing’s Impact on IP and Innovation

    12/08/2025

    “Most Favored Nation” Drug Pricing’s Impact on IP and Innovation

    Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform, explains how “Most Favored Nation” drug pricing is effectively the importing of counterproductive foreign nation price controls, how the policy would raise the cost of new inventions, and how increased fees and/or taxes on patents run counter to the Trump administration’s pro-growth agenda.

    21 min
  3. Value-Based Patent Fines Would Cripple American Innovation

    11/04/2025

    Value-Based Patent Fines Would Cripple American Innovation

    John Manchester, Director of IP Policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, discusses how a proposal to impose hefty fines in the form of “fees” on patent owners based on a government-assigned “valuation” of their patents would cripple America’s innovation ecosystem and harm the U.S. economy, jobs and national security.

    15 min
  4. Strong IP Protections Are Vital for U.S. Economic and National Security

    10/08/2025

    Strong IP Protections Are Vital for U.S. Economic and National Security

    Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) discusses current legislative efforts to maintain and strengthen intellectual property protections in America and why strong IP rights are critical to U.S. national security.

    24 min
  5. Time to Clean Up the Supreme Court’s Patent Eligibility Mess and Restore Balance at the PTAB

    09/15/2025

    Time to Clean Up the Supreme Court’s Patent Eligibility Mess and Restore Balance at the PTAB

    The Honorable Kathleen O'Malley, former judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, explains how strong intellectual property protections are critical to the U.S. economy, health and welfare, and national security, and discusses the need for Congress to fix the patent eligibility mess and restore balance at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

    16 min
  6. Combating Global Counterfeit Medicines

    08/20/2025

    Combating Global Counterfeit Medicines

    Shabbir Safdar, Executive Director of the Partnership for Safe Medicines, discusses the dangers of counterfeit medicines, the importance of supply chain security for American patients, how the reimbursement practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and insurance companies impact whether or not consumers end up with counterfeits, and the importance of innovation and intellectual property policy in ensuring Americans continues to have access to new life-saving medicines.

    18 min
  7. To Invent Is Divine: Creativity and Ownership

    07/25/2025

    To Invent Is Divine: Creativity and Ownership

    James Edwards, Jr., Founder and CEO of ELITE Strategic Services, LLC, and Founder and Executive Director of Conservatives for Property Rights, discusses his new book, “To Invent Is Divine: Creativity and Ownership,” which examines and explains how divine inspiration is behind creativity and ownership, and how policymakers need to restore protections for fundamental intellectual property rights that have been eroded over the last several decades.

    33 min
  8. Restoring Balance to America’s Patent System

    07/04/2025

    Restoring Balance to America’s Patent System

    Michael Rosen, Nonresident Senior Fellow at American Enterprise Institute, discusses the balancing act of patent protection, how legal decisions and policy actions have titled that balance against patent holders in recent years, and efforts (e.g., passage of PERA and the PREVAIL Act) Congress can and should take to restore appropriate balance to America’s patent system.

    23 min
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IP Protection Matters is a podcast interview series examining notable issues related to the protection of and threats to intellectual property. IP Protection Matters is a project of the Center for Individual Freedom.

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  • Creator
    Center For Individual Freedom
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    28
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