What Are the Patents that Power Your Connected Devices? Discussing Methods for Identifying Essential Patents

March 2023

Past Event

What Are the Patents that Power Your Connected Devices? Discussing Methods for Identifying Essential Patents

Past Event

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March 15, 2023

People use Meta Quest VR headset at the Meta showroom in Brussels, Belgium, on December 7, 2022. (Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images)

March 2023

Past Event

Speakers:

Steve Akerley

Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, InterDigital

Dr. Katie Atkinson

Chair and Dean of the School of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Computer Science, University of Liverpool

Keith Mallinson

Founder, WiseHarbor

Moderator:

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Technology standards like 5G have revolutionized the way we use our smartphones, and they are bringing similar changes to other industries as connectivity becomes an invaluable feature for most products. Although the next revolution in the industry is already underway, some have questioned whether the government needs to revise the system by providing more information about the patents that are essential to practice technology standards. Join Hudson Institute’s panel to learn more about the methodologies for identifying essential patents.

January 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

China Human Rights Policy for the New Administration

Featured Speakers:

Anouk Wear

Sophie Richardson

Moderator:

Michael Sobolik

A man passes a portrait of Chinese President Xi Jinping accompanied by a propaganda slogan in Xinjiang, China, on July 16, 2023. (Photo by Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images)

January 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

China Human Rights Policy for the New Administration

Join Hudson for an event to launch a new policy memo coauthored by Olivia Enos, Sophie Richardson, and Anouk Wear: “Prioritizing Human Rights in US Policy toward China: A Guide for the Next Administration.”

Featured Speakers:

Anouk Wear

Sophie Richardson

Moderator:

Michael Sobolik

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February 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Faith and Freedom: Constitutional Law and Religious Liberty | Political Studies Policy Certificate Program

Featured Speakers:

Rachel Mackey

Nina Shea

Professor Murray Dry

February 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Faith and Freedom: Constitutional Law and Religious Liberty | Political Studies Policy Certificate Program

The Hudson Institute Political Studies Policy Certificate Program gathers talented early career professionals for advanced study of American foreign and domestic policy and national security, led by policy experts and experienced government officials.

Featured Speakers:

Rachel Mackey

Nina Shea

Professor Murray Dry

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February 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

The Big Steal: Big Tech’s Theft of Intellectual Property

Featured Speakers:

Adam Mossoff

Jonathan M. Barnett

Female engineer testing program on augmented reality headset in computer lab

February 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

The Big Steal: Big Tech’s Theft of Intellectual Property

Please join Senior Fellow Adam Mossoff for a discussion with Professor Barnett about The Big Steal and what policymakers need to do to revive a healthy, growing US innovation economy that sustains America’s global tech leadership and its national security interests.