Spotlighting the Role of Creativity and Ownership in the U.S. Patent System

Please join CSIS senior adviser and former U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director Andrei Iancu in this book launch event with author James Edwards. Mr. Edwards' latest book "To Invent is Divine: Creativity, Ownership, and the U.S. Patent System" highlights how intellectual property (IP) protections are essential for fostering human flourishing, and how the U.S. patent system can be revamped for this new era of global technological competition. Mr. Edwards will discuss how the IP system enshrined in the U.S. Constitution became the global blueprint for the modern innovation-driven economy. The event will unpack how patents combine creative ability with ownership incentives, democratizing invention and securing the fruits of inventive labors with property rights. 

This event is made possible through general support to CSIS.