Intellectual Property

CSIS researchers examine how protecting new ideas and defending those protections can ensure continued economic prosperity and a cohesive global economic order.

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Securing the Future of the U.S. Biopharmaceutical Industry: The Most-Favored-Nation Paradox

The administration’s success in securing massive investment pledges from the industry to reshore manufacturing needs to be reinforced. Its positive impact will be undermined if the long-term consequence of its most-favored-nation pricing policy weakens the foundations of U.S. innovation.

Commentary by Sujai Shivakumar and Anne Pritchett — January 13, 2026

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LeadershIP 2026

March 25, 2026 • 9:00 am – 5:00 pm EDT
Hosted by Renewing American Innovation
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LeadershIP 2025

April 1, 2025 • 9:00 am – 6:00 pm EDT
Hosted by Renewing American Innovation
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Jerry McGinn

Director, Center for the Industrial Base and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department

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Book Talk: The Big Steal with Prof. Jonathan Barnett

In The Big Steal: Ideology, Interest, and the Undoing of Intellectual Property, Prof. Jonathan Barnett tells the story of how intellectual property rights were steadily hollowed out just as the digital economy took off.

Event — March 26, 2026

LeadershIP 2026

Scholars, policymakers, and industry experts discuss cutting-edge policy issues at the intersection of innovation, intellectual property, and national security.

Event — March 25, 2026

Universities, Patents, and the Future of U.S. Competitiveness

The strength of the United States’ innovation system does not rest on government spending alone, but on the mutually supportive partnership between public investment, university research, and private enterprise. 

Commentary by Shruti Sharma and Chris Borges — December 15, 2025

U.S. Universities: Engines of Economic Growth

University research is a proven job creator, an engine of regional economic growth, and a generator of entirely new industries that also advance public health, improve wellbeing, and bolster national security.

Commentary by Sujai Shivakumar, Charles Wessner, Shruti Sharma, and Chris Borges — October 29, 2025

If Private Sector R&D Is the Future, IP Policy Must Catch Up

In a future where the U.S. innovation ecosystem depends more heavily on private-sector investment across all stages of research, secure and predictable IP protections will be increasingly essential for sustaining long-term R&D investment.

Blog Post by Chris Borges — September 8, 2025

The United States Needs a National Standards Strategy

The United States should implement and build upon the objectives of the 2023 U.S. national standards strategy. Failure to do so would limit the United States’ ability to compete in the technology race.

Blog Post by Richard Taffet and Chris Borges — July 16, 2025