James Edwards
James Edwards
consults on intellectual property, health care innovation, and regulatory and policy issues. Edwards advises companies, trade associations, and conservative organizations on patent policy and is Co-Director of the Inventor's Project. He participates in the Medical Device Manufacturers Association's Patent Working Group. Edwards mentors start-ups and early-stage companies, largely in the med tech space, and is involved in several IP-centric projects.
Edwards served as Legislative Director to Rep. Ed Bryant, R-Tenn., then a member of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, and handled IP legislative matters. Edwards also worked on the staffs of Rep. John Duncan, R-Tenn., the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Strom Thurmond, R-S.C. In addition, he was an association executive at the Healthcare Leadership Council. Edwards earned a Ph.D. at the University of Tennessee, and bachelor's and master's degrees at the University of Georgia.
Posts by James Edwards
We Won’t Stop Coronavirus Without IP
Integrity, Quality and Secure IP Rights Are Standard-Essential
Restoring IP Rights After the Destructive, Unjust Antitrust Rendering in FTC v. Qualcomm
Invest Pic v. SAP America, Inc. Amicus Brief Takes on CAFC’s ‘Physical Realm’ Test
Dangers Lie in U.S. Government’s Conflicted Actions Toward Qualcomm, Huawei
Exclusion of Patent Infringing iPhones Delayed Is Justice Denied
ITC’s Chance to Restore Reason and the Public Interest in the Qualcomm v. Apple Case
Is NIST Listening? Bayh-Dole is a Model for Federal Tech Transfer Improvement
Legislative Steps in the Pro-patent Direction
Order of the New Day: IP Rights in Dynamic Competition
Blocking Broadcom’s Takeover Ensures U.S. Security
Conservative Thinking on the Critical Issues in Oil States
Open Letter from Conservatives: What’s at stake in Oil States v. Greene’s Energy Group
Conservatives’ Letter to U.S. Senate Says Preserve Bayh-Dole
A Patents as Property Rights History Lesson
