Panel on "Patents in the Innovation Industries" - June 4, 2024 - WIPO-U.S. Summer School on IP

This panel of innovators and representatives from firms in the innovation industries discusses the key role of patents in promoting, securing, and facilitating innovative products and services sold to consumers around the globe. Panelists detail their work in cutting-edge sectors of the innovation economy, such as in the high-tech and bio-pharmaceutical industries. They also discuss the challenges they face in securing legal protection in the marketplace and in defending themselves against infringement. The panel highlights how secure and effective patent rights are essential to investing in research and development and how uncertainties in patent law are threatening future innovation.

This Zoom panel, "Patents in the Innovation Industries," was held on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, as an educational session during the virtual 2024 WIPO U.S. Summer School on Intellectual Property.

Panelists:
- John Kolakowski, Director, Licensing, Nokia Technologies
- David Korn, Vice President, Intellectual Property and Law, PhRMA
- Hans Sauer, Deputy General Counsel, IP, BIO
- Laurie Self, Senior Vice President & Counsel, Government Affairs, Qualcomm
Moderator: Joshua Kresh, Interim Executive Director, C-IP2

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