Sondland Updates Impeachment Testimony, Describing Ukraine Quid Pro Quo MSN – Michael Schmidt (New York Times) | Published: 11/5/2019 A critical witness in the impeachment inquiry offered Congress substantial new testimony, revealing he told a top Ukrainian official that the country likely would not receive American military aid unless it publicly committed to investigations President Trump wanted. [read post]

Intellectual property rights are increasing the hard coinage earned by inventors and creators that are used to make, use and sell innovative products, obtain financing and capital, create well paying and rewarding jobs, obtain licensing revenues, and prevent free riding.[1] While it is generally unquestioned that intellectual property rights play a pivotal role in advancing innovation, there are divergent views about whether the existing calibration of rights, particularly in the fields of… [read post]