The Injunction Function: Is IP Law Promoting Markets for Innovators and Creators?

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In patent and copyright law, injunctions are now a subject of significant policy debate. Innovators say they are unable to stop predatory infringement. Creators state they are unable to stop large-scale piracy websites. If so, this undermines the rewards promised by the intellectual property system and devalues the commercial assets that drive the global innovation economy in new technologies and creative works. Others state that intellectual property owners use injunctions to hold up innovation or chill legitimate commercial activity. This panel will discuss the role of injunctions in facilitating or constraining commercialization of patented technologies and copyrighted works, and what the current state of the law portends for the future, such as in the development of next-generation innovations like AI and its use of creative works.
Featuring:
Hon. John W. Holcomb, United States District Court, Central District of California
Prof. Kristen Jakobsen Osenga, Austin E. Owen Research Scholar & Professor of Law, The University of Richmond School of Law
Ms. Laurie Self, Senior Vice President & Counsel, Government Affairs, Qualcomm
Ms. Laura Sheridan, Head of Patent Policy, Google
Moderator: Hon. Ryan T. Holte, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; Jurist-In-Residence Professor of Law, The University of Akron School of Law
Overflow: Chinese Room