The threats to our economic leadership and our innovation ecosystem aren't just from China.
Christopher Coons
The Public Record
Christopher A. Coons is a United States Senator from Delaware, serving since 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been involved in various legislative efforts, particularly focusing on foreign policy and international human rights. Coons has been a strong advocate for the Magnitsky Act, which imposes sanctions on foreign officials implicated in human rights abuses and corruption. His work in this area has garnered attention and support from various international leaders and organizations.
Finding some way to impose sustained costs on the beneficiaries of IP theft is something I suspect all of you would recommend.
Innovation is a key driver for our competitiveness and our national security.
In 2021, four-fifths of all counterfeit goods entering the United States originated in China.
China has increasingly used legal processes to unseat America as the world's economic and innovation leader.
Finding some way to impose sustained costs on the beneficiaries of IP theft is something I suspect all of you would recommend.
China has been trying now for decades to unseat America as the world's innovation superpower.
I'm concerned that a country like China that has a coordinated, focused, nationally funded IP strategy can exploit the fact that there's no standing requirement in inter partes review in PTAB to swamp it, with basically unlimited resources.
In 2021, four-fifths of all counterfeit goods entering the United States originated in China.
I've worked on the SECRETS Act with Senator Cornyn, to help prevent goods made with stolen trade secrets from entering our market.
More than a decade after the Supreme Court waded into patent eligibility law, confusion reigns about what areas of innovation are still eligible for patent protection.
We need to change the narrative about American intellectual property but we also need to change the trajectory, coordination, enforcement, and taking the initiative.
America's leadership on the global stage depends on our ability to foster and protect innovation and creativity, both at home and abroad.
I think this deserves our attention and you've got in me an enthusiastic partner.





