Virtual Event | Drug Patents and Evidence-Based Policymaking in Patent Law

April 2022

Past Event

Virtual Event | Drug Patents and Evidence-Based Policymaking in Patent Law

Past Event

Online Only

April 15, 2022

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April 2022

Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:

David Kappos

Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, Former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office

Erika Lietzan

William H. Pittman Professor of Law & Timothy J. Heinsz Professor of Law, University of Missouri School of Law

Adam Mossoff

Chair, Forum for Intellectual Property, and Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, and Professor of Law, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University

This event will premiere on this page at 10:00 a.m. EDT, Friday, April 15. Register for the event here

Join Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Urška Petrovčič and expert panelists David Kappos, Erika Lietzan, and Senior Fellow Adam Mossoff for a discussion on the role of drug patents as a driver of innovation in healthcare and the importance of evidence-based policymaking in patent law.

Congress and federal agencies have been holding hearings, issuing reports, and considering various policy measures on whether drug patents raise prices in healthcare. These legislative and policy efforts have been driven by reports published by I-MAK of massively high numbers of patents on specific drugs. Yet as a recent Hudson Institute policy memo by Adam Mossoff explains, I-MAK’s patent numbers are unreliable and its private database is unverifiable. Please join our expert panel for a discussion on the policy debate over drug patents and the importance of evidence-based policymaking by Congress and agencies.

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The Era of Rivalry: American Power and the Contemporary World Order | Hudson Institute Political Studies Policy Certificate Program

Featured Speakers:

Peter Campbell

Rachel Mackey

Mike Watson

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

The Era of Rivalry: American Power and the Contemporary World Order | Hudson Institute Political Studies Policy Certificate Program

This certificate program is designed to equip policy professionals with a rigorous framework for understanding great power competition and the evolving structure of the international order.

Featured Speakers:

Peter Campbell

Rachel Mackey

Mike Watson

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Virtual Event | Online Only

The Triumph of Economic Freedom: A Conversation with Phil Gramm

Featured Speaker:

Senator Phil Gramm

Moderator:

John P. Walters

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May 2026

Virtual Event | Online Only

The Triumph of Economic Freedom: A Conversation with Phil Gramm

Senator Gramm will discuss the book’s findings, how economic freedom drives human flourishing, and why conventional wisdom about capitalism deserves a second look.

Featured Speaker:

Senator Phil Gramm

Moderator:

John P. Walters

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May 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

A Conversation with Former METI Minister Nishimura on Prime Minister Takaichi's Policy Outlook and Solutions

Featured Speakers:

Yasutoshi Nishimura

Kenneth R. Weinstein

May 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

A Conversation with Former METI Minister Nishimura on Prime Minister Takaichi's Policy Outlook and Solutions

On May 6, Hudson Japan Chair Kenneth R. Weinstein will welcome Yasutoshi Nishimura, former head of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) to Hudson.

Featured Speakers:

Yasutoshi Nishimura

Kenneth R. Weinstein

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April 2026

Past Event

Sustaining the Edge: A Conversation with Congressman Ronny Jackson on US-Israel Technology and Security

Featured Speakers:

Joel Rayburn

Congressman Ronny Jackson

April 2026

Past Event

Sustaining the Edge: A Conversation with Congressman Ronny Jackson on US-Israel Technology and Security

Please join Director of the Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East Michael Doran and Congressman Ronny Jackson (R-TX) for a discussion on the congressman’s recently introduced United States-Israel Framework for Upgraded Technologies, Research, and Enhanced Security Act and the strategic importance of the US-Israel partnership.