The Hudson Institute just released the recording of its recent webinar on Patents and China: What Is the Right Policy for the America First Agenda? | Hudson Institute. Prof. Adam Mossoff moderated the webinar. My co-panelists included former USPTO Director Andrei Iancu and Dr. Kirti Gupta. We covered a range of technology issues, focusing on standards-essential patents and China’s growing role as a technology licensor. This topic was also addressed in the recent CSIS paper I co-authored with Dr. Gupta. Here is my written testimony: https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2025-05-14_testimony_cohen.pdf.

I was also honored to be invited to the Senate to join its first hearing for the year on IP issues, on Foreign Threats to American Innovation and Economic Competitiveness (link:  Foreign Threats to American Innovation a… | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary).  I was joined by two companies (Moen and Charlotte Pipe and Foundry) and the Motion Pictures Association.  The hearing was, in part, a sad reminder of continuing problems with protecting foreign trademarks in China and addressing sub-standard products being sold in China and the online environment.  The Motion Pictures Association spoke at length about site blocking and online piracy.  My testimony looked at various issues involving technological competitiveness, including problems that are implicated by pending legislation and oversight, such as availability of injunctive relief, differences in patent eligible subject matter, protecting trade secrets in China, and the role of the IP Enforcement Coordinator. My written testimony is available here: https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2025-05-14_testimony_cohen.pdf. I was told that I will also be receiving numerous follow-up questions.