Health May 05 U.S. approves waiving intellectual property rules on COVID-19 vaccines By Jamey Keaten, Zeke Miller, Associated Press
World Jul 31 Watch How DOJ uses legal action to target China over alleged espionage The U.S. is countering China on several fronts, including economic, military and diplomatic. The Trump administration is also making a major push to challenge China through legal action, over allegations of intellectual property theft and spying. Nick Schifrin reports and…
World Feb 13 U.S. brings new charges against Chinese tech giant Huawei The company is also accused of installing surveillance equipment that enabled Iran to spy on protesters during 2009 anti-government demonstrations in Iran, and of doing business in North Korea despite U.S. sanctions there. By Eric Tucker, Associated Press
Making Sen$e Dec 11 These 4 changes helped Trump and Democrats agree to the USMCA trade deal Democratic lawmakers and the White House are both claiming victory for the major North American trade deal that is now expected to win approval from Congress after more than a year of deadlock. By Courtney Vinopal
Economy Apr 04 Watch 7:36 U.S. won’t have a future if China continues unfair trade practices, says Trump adviser White House trade adviser Peter Navarro says that if the U.S. allows China to cheat and steal American intellectual property, “we won't have a future.” And America has a right, Navarro tells Judy Woodruff, to defend American economic and national… By PBS NewsHour
Aug 14 WATCH: Trump signs executive order to explore trade investigation of China By Jonathan Lemire and Josh Boak, Associated Press Even as he seeks Beijing's help on North Korea, President Donald Trump is poised to seek a trade investigation of China for the alleged theft of American technology and intellectual property. Continue reading
Oct 28 Column: How intellectual property rules help the rich and hurt the poor By Dean Baker It is not the technology that determines who gets the benefits of major innovations; it is laws that govern technology, which in turn are made by politicians. Specifically, the laws on patents and intellectual property more generally will determine whether… Continue reading
May 26 Inventor behind Priceline bemoans broken patent system By Sam Lane Priceline founder Jay Walker talks about innovation, invention and intellectual property rights in his “Library of the History of Human Imagination.”… Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch In size and stakes, the Trans-Pacific Partnership is a big deal By PBS NewsHour The U.S. and 11 other Pacific Rim nations have struck the largest trade deal in a generation. The wide-ranging Trans-Pacific Partnership sets new rules for labor and environmental standards and reduces and phases out thousands of tariffs on American producers,… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 3:51 What the Internet’s free culture has cost us in art By PBS NewsHour In the burgeoning days of the Internet, everything was free, says author Joshua Cohen. Or at least it felt free. And then he started writing for himself, learning the pride of making something and receiving the spark of recognition. In… Continue watching