{"id":25845,"date":"2021-08-03T10:07:45","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T14:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cfif.org\/v\/freedom_line_blog\/?p=25845"},"modified":"2021-08-03T10:07:45","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T14:07:45","slug":"free-webinar-debunking-patent-antitrust-myths-register-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cfif.org\/v\/freedom_line_blog\/25845\/free-webinar-debunking-patent-antitrust-myths-register-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Webinar: Debunking Patent &#038; Antitrust Myths &#8212; Register Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout its history, the United States has led the world in protecting intellectual property (IP) rights. On that foundation, we\u2019ve also led the world in artistic, commercial and scientific innovation, particularly with lifesaving medicines and vaccines.<\/p>\n<p>Yet patent rights are under increasing assault, with anti-patent activists charging pharmaceutical makers with &#8220;antitrust&#8221; violations for utilizing and building upon their patents for the greater good. Their rhetoric and false critiques under the guise of &#8220;antitrust&#8221; typically rely upon an array of misleading and pejorative labels, to the point where they take on a meaning that bears no resemblance to reality.<\/p>\n<p>The Center for Individual Freedom (CFIF) and IPWatchdog, Inc., have partnered up to offer a free webinar conversation that will debunk the myths associated with patent thickets and pejorative terms used to denigrate innovators and patent owners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join us on Thursday, August 5 at 12pm ET.\u00a0 Register now by <a href=\"https:\/\/hubs.ly\/H0T5lF90\">clicking here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gene Quinn, President and CEO of IPWatchdog, Inc., will be moderating the discussion. Joining Gene will be\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Timothy Lee<\/strong>, SVP of Legal and Public Affairs, Center for Individual Freedom<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chris Israel<\/strong>, Executive Director, The Alliance of U.S. Startups for Inventors and Jobs<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andrew Spiegel<\/strong>, Executive Director, Global Colon Cancer Association<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adam Mossoff<\/strong>, Professor of Law, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University and Senior Fellow and Chair of the Forum for IP, Hudson Institute<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>During the webinar the panel will discuss:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The important role innovators play in the technology economy;<\/li>\n<li>Why so-called \u201cpatent thickets\u201d actually increase innovation;<\/li>\n<li>Why claims of \u201cproduct hopping\u201d are not about pharmaceutical coercion but instead are about preventing follow-on pharmaceutical innovation so generics can compete with the drug being sold by brand name pharma companies;<\/li>\n<li>Why courts have ruled \u201cpay-for-delay settlements\u201d are a valid by-product of a patent holder&#8217;s exclusionary rights.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Register <a href=\"https:\/\/hubs.ly\/H0T5lF90\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout its history, the United States has led the world in protecting intellectual property (IP) rights. 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