Intellectual Property

To Confront China, President Trump Should Target its State-Owned Enterprises
The PRC’s strategic use of SOEs poses an existential threat to American economic sovereignty and security. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has turned balance sheets into battlefields, reportedly stealing up...

Cyber-Privateers: China Loots American Intellectual Property
Online vulnerabilities lead to the loss of U.S. intellectual property, which strikes at the heart of our competitive advantage on the global stage. This threat grows with each passing year. ...

The U.S. Economy Is Losing as Much as $600 Billion a Year in Intellectual Property from Chinese Espionage
Here you are, sitting at your desk, walking to the metro, strolling through the airport, and waiting for your flight. Look around you. Do you see all those people walking busily,...

Did Russia’s Kalashnikov Steal a Shotgun Design from an American Video Game?
No one expects today’s video games to be completely realistic – yet many game developers strive to get the smallest details correct, especially when it comes to small arms. This...

Can Biden Stop China’s Intellectual Property Theft?
Here’s What You Need to Remember: The recent decisions by Chinese courts display open contempt for American policy. The Wall Street Journal published a story yesterday on Chinese courts declaring their firms...

Why China’s Air Force Still Struggles to Build Jet Engines
Here’s What You Need to Know: It is unlikely that China will lag behind in engine technology forever. Advances in 3D printing may yet provide a way for it to...

Is the Right to Repair Just Wrong?
There is a growing movement across Europe: “the right to repair,” which could give consumers the option to turn to third parties to repair damaged equipment. The movement is also...

The Political Significance of the TRIPS Waiver
Early this month, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced that the Biden administration would support waiving the intellectual property (IP) rules under the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related...

Ericsson Is Undermining America’s Effort To Fight Chinese Influence
The rise of a hegemonic Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the uncontested leading geopolitical threat posed this century to the survival of the American republic and the American way of...

Apple Car, with Hyundai and Kia, Is Looking More Like a Reality
Earlier this week, a report by the Korean newspaper Dong-A Ilbo stated that Apple was in talks with South Korean car company Kia to build the long-speculated-on Apple Car. The...

Strange Fact: The F-35’s Engine Design Partially Came from Russian ‘DNA’
Here’s What You Need To Remember: After the Cold War, Russian aerospace firms wanted money, and American aerospace firms wanted Russian defense know-how. One thing led to another, and the F-35’s...

Trump’s ‘Big’ China Trade Deal Has Some Really Big Problems
The US-China Economic and Trade Agreement, described as a “phase one” deal, entered into force today (30 days after signature, pursuant to Article 8.3, para. 1). The Agreement has created a...