Fixing the Broken U.S. Patent System: A First-Principles Blueprint

Fixing the Broken U.S. Patent System: A First-Principles Blueprint

June 15, 2026 · 1h 3m · Season 3 · Episode 23

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Gene Quinn discusses the issues plaguing the U.S. patent system and proposes a blueprint for reform.

Send us Fan Mail This episode of IPWatchdog Unleashed, features the closing panel conversation from IPWatchdog’s recent Patent Masters program. Gene Quinn opens the conversation by arguing that the U.S. patent system is no longer functioning as a coherent innovation framework, but instead has become a fragmented mix of overlapping tribunals, inconsistent standards, procedural inefficiencies, and doctrinal barriers that make it harder to obtain, defend, and enforce meaningful patent righ...

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