On November 15, 2013. Professor Mark Janis of Indiana University Maurer School of Law and Professor Andrew Torrance of University of Kansas School of Law debated the topic Design Patents: Great Idea, or Greatest Idea? A video of the debate is available on our YouTube channel. The proceedings start about thirty-five seconds in.
On September 22, 2012, as part of the IP Institute’s conference on Global IP Enforcement in Washington, DC, Professor Rochelle Dreyfuss of NYU School of Law and Robert Armitage, general counsel of Eli Lilly & Co debated the topic TRIPS: Too Far or Not Far Enough? A video is on our YouTube channel, although the beginning of the debate is mysteriously missing.
On November 18, 2011, Professor Daniel Crane of University of Michigan Law School and Professor Michael Carrier of Rutgers University School of Law, Camden debated the topic Drug Settlements: Patently Anticompetitive? View a video of the debate on our YouTube channel.
On November 5, 2010, attorney and policy expert Jonathan Band of policybandwidth.com and Professor James Grimmelmann of New York Law School debated the topic The Google Books Settlement: Standing Copyright on Its Head? View a video of the debate on our YouTube page.
On October 9, 2009, Professor John Duffy of George Washington University Law School and Professor Jay Thomas of Georgetown University Law Center debated the topic Bilski and Patentable Subject Matter: Method or Madness? View a video of the debate here.
On April 4, 2008, Professor Stacey Dogan of Boston University School of Law and Professor Mark McKenna of University of Notre Dame Law School debated the topic Is a Trademark Use Requirement Useless? View a video of the debate here.
The inaugural debate took place on February 2, 2007. The Evil Twins were Professor Shubha Ghosh of University of Wisconsin Law School and Professor Adam Mossoff of George Mason University School of Law. They debated the topic, Is Intellectual Property "Property"? Pharmaceutical Patents and Regulatory Takings. View a video of the debate here.
