IP Protection Matters

About IP Protection Matters

IP Protection Matters is a podcast interview series examining notable issues related to the protection of and threats to intellectual property. IP Protection Matters is a project of the Center for Individual Freedom.

Publisher

Center For Individual Freedom

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Aug 2024

Latest episode

29 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

36 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Sept 2026

   IP Protections for Scientific Discoveries and Innovations Critical for America’s Economic Success

   Coke Morgan Stewart, President and CEO of the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP), and a Former Deputy Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), discusses the Constitutional foundations of intellectual property protection and the resulting democratization of innovation, patent eligibility, false narratives about the U.S. patent system, and the need to stabilize and strengthen our IP system to outcompete China.

2. 

   6 Aug 2026

   American Innovator Award Winner Discusses the Bayh-Dole Act and the Importance of Strong IP Protections

   Dr. Colleen Scott, a 2026 winner of the Bayh-Dole Coalition’s American Innovator Award, chemist and Associate Professor at Mississippi State University, who discovered a new class of shortwave infrared (SWIR) imaging dyes that have potential to allow surgeons to visualize tumors with greater depth and clarity in real time, discusses the economic significance of the Bayh-Dole Act and importance of strong IP protections in bringing new innovations to market.

3. 

   6 Jul 2026

   USTR’s 2026 Special 301 Report

   Patrick Kilbride, Policy Fellow at the Center for American Principles, discusses the United States Trade Representative’s 2026 Special 301 Report on the adequacy and effectiveness of the intellectual property protection practices of U.S. trading partners, changes and surprised compared to reports of previous years, and the practical impacts on global IP protection of the report going forward.

Who has been a guest on IP Protection Matters

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Michael Rosen
• Jonathan Barnett
• Henry Hadad
• Jaci McDole

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

1.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

72

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Books guests

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