The Center for Innovation Policy at Duke Law

Please join us for a panel discussion in remembrance of former Chief PTAB Judge James Donald Smith. Judge Smith served as the Chief Administrative Patent Judge at the United States Patent and Trademark Office and was responsible for establishing the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. During his illustrious career, Judge Smith also held prominent positions in academia and led in-house intellectual property teams for several multinational corporations, including most recently Ecolab USA. The panel discussion, focused on the potential effects of AI on artists' rights and intellectual property law, will feature: Judge (Ret.) Scott Boalick - Former Chief Administrative Patent Judge, USPTO; Detavio Samuels - CEO, Offscript Worldwide and REVOLT; Joseph Drayton - Litigation Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP; Olufunmilayo Arewa- Professor of Law, George Mason University Antonin Scalia School of Law; Brent Clinkscale (Duke A.B.'83 and L'86)- (Moderator) Independent Arbitrator, Mediator and Litigation Consultant, Clinkscale Global ADR; and Arti Rai - (Offering Introductory Remarks) Elvin R. Latty Distinguished Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Center for Innovation Policy, Duke University School of Law. Lunch will be provided. Sponsored by Center on Law, Race, and Policy. Please contact Tatyana Farrow at Tatyana.farrow@law.duke.edu. For planning and lunch purposes, please register for the event here: https://duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ePD7KC7d34v7jAq).

Join the Deep Tech initiative in partnership with the Duke Quantum Center and The Center for Innovation Policy and Law for an interdisciplinary forum introducing quantum science and technology at Duke. The event will bring together faculty, students, and experts to explore quantum computing, technical innovations, and policy implications shaping the field. Highlights include panels on applications across disciplines, governance and security considerations, and a student poster session showcasing emerging research. Whether you're curious about the basics or eager to connect with collaborators, this forum is a gateway to Duke's growing role in advancing quantum research and regional innovation.

The Trump Administration's threats to revoke broadcasters' licenses and President Trump's lawsuits against media companies implicate important, and contested, Supreme Court doctrines. Should these actions affect how courts and scholars analyze these First Amendment doctrines? This online event brings together leading First Amendment scholars Jack Balkin (Yale), Stuart Benjamin (Duke), Noah Feldman (Harvard), Genevieve Lakier (Chicago), and Tim Wu (Columbia) to examine whether the Trump Administration's actions affect how courts and scholars should analyze the First Amendment's application to the media. Register here: https://duke.is/1stam Sponsored by the Center for Innovation Policy. For more information, please contact Leanna Doty at leanna.doty@law.duke.edu.

The Supreme Court has just decided three major cases that will profoundly shape First Amendment limits on governments' ability to regulate social media, and First Amendment law more generally - NetChoice v. Paxton and Moody v. NetChoice (involving Texas and Florida laws restricting social media companies' content moderation) and Murthy v. Missouri (addressing who may challenge government communications that allegedly compel content moderation). On July 9, the Center for Innovation Policy at Duke Law will host an online symposium with leading First Amendment experts to discuss the significance and implications of the Court's opinions in these cases.

Please join us for a unique event at Duke on the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, a historic law that directs $52 billion in government spending to spur computer chip manufacturing and R&D in the United States. The event will feature experts from across the country and from all over Duke, including the Deans of Fuqua, Sanford, and Pratt along with Professor Ronnie Chatterji, who led implementation of the CHIPS Act in the Biden Administration before returning to Duke this fall. Space is limited and registration is required. Register for the conference here: https://duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5ASZsBdEGyQzpDo Sponsored by the Center for Innovation Policy at Duke Law and Duke Fuqua School of Business. For more information, please contact Leanna Doty at leanna.doty@law.duke.edu.