Keynote Address from David J. Kappos at SCIPR 2014: “Stalemate or Statesmen: What is Needed to Move Forward Constructively with the Balancing of America’s IP System”
Mr. David J. Kappos, former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, challenged audience members to consider making bold reforms in patent litigation at the fifth annual Supreme Court IP Review (SCIPR) on September 12, 2014.
Mr. Kappos suggested that hard compromises are necessary in order to work through the current stalemate in patent litigation reform.
“To position our nation for a future of continued innovation leadership, we need to work purposefully and strategically to build solutions that can move beyond stalemate and bring diverse interests together to fix the patent litigation system,” said Kappos. Additionally, he believes this is necessary “so that Americans in all industries can focus their full attention on innovation.”
The CHICAGO-KENT JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY is honored to publish Mr. Kappos’s keynote address in the December 2014 issue. An advance draft copy can be downloaded here:
The video of Mr. Kappos’s keynote address from SCIPR 2014 can be viewed below:
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