James Edwards
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Integrity, Quality and Secure IP Rights Are Standard-Essential
The decision came down to two technologies for detecting and correcting noise in signals transmitted over the air for 5G—one of the most fundamental features for …
Restoring IP Rights After the Destructive, Unjust Antitrust Rendering in FTC v. Qualcomm
If a judge ever botched an antitrust case involving patents, the prize may go to federal district Judge Lucy Koh for her ruling in favor of the …
Invest Pic v. SAP America, Inc. Amicus Brief Takes on CAFC’s ‘Physical Realm’ Test
Among the seven amicus curiae briefs filed Monday with the U.S. Supreme Court in InvestPic, LLC, v. SAP America, Inc., Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund’…
Dangers Lie in U.S. Government’s Conflicted Actions Toward Qualcomm, Huawei
5G, or 5th generation wireless communication, has reached the point of determining which core technologies will be used. Suddenly, decisions about which companies will be picked are …
Exclusion of Patent Infringing iPhones Delayed Is Justice Denied
In devices such as the iPhone, Apple and Intel merely operate on the technological connectivity platform Qualcomm created. In short, what Intel does well doesn’t compete …
ITC’s Chance to Restore Reason and the Public Interest in the Qualcomm v. Apple Case
An administrative law judge at the U.S. International Trade Commission recently found patent infringement in Qualcomm’s case against Apple, but then inexplicably refused to recommend …
Is NIST Listening? Bayh-Dole is a Model for Federal Tech Transfer Improvement
It would be a tragic mistake to blame federal tech transfer underperformance on Bayh-Dole. Bayh-Dole needs no amending. Bayh-Dole demonstrates how secure patent rights are the lynchpin …
Legislative Steps in the Pro-patent Direction
New patent legislation would rectify some of the damage done by several court rulings and by Congress. It would reestablish the fundamental constitutional principle that a U.…
Order of the New Day: IP Rights in Dynamic Competition
Missing for a while at the U.S. competition agencies has been an appreciation for how competition works in the real world — in particular, discounting the vital …
Blocking Broadcom’s Takeover Ensures U.S. Security
President Trump’s recently halting Broadcom from a hostile takeover of Qualcomm is good news for American national security. Some have cast the administration’s intervention as “…
Conservative Thinking on the Critical Issues in Oil States
The Oil States v. Greene’s Energy Group case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court Nov. 27, 2017, has generated much ink, analysis and opinion. Rightly so, given …
Open Letter from Conservatives: What’s at stake in Oil States v. Greene’s Energy Group
If wrongly decided, Oil States Energy Services v. Greene’s Energy Group may be the next Kelo v. City of New London decision. At bottom, the case …
Conservatives’ Letter to U.S. Senate Says Preserve Bayh-Dole
Though aimed at certain pharmaceutical products, Sens. Angus King’s and Bernie Sanders’ potential amendments would throw the key to the Bayh-Dole Act’s success —certainty and …
A Patents as Property Rights History Lesson
Several of the briefs address the absurdity currently being advanced, claiming patents are so-called “public rights.” This novel notion — more in line with Karl Marx than John …
The Story of Phyllis Schlafly’s Devotion to Patents and Inventors
Phyllis Schlafly was a true friend of and advocate for the American inventor. Mrs. Schlafly’s life-long admiration of inventors was deeply felt and well-founded. Her biographer …