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Presidential administrations have affected intellectual property (IP) policy since the very beginning of United States history. In his first State of the Union address in 1790, President George Washington addressed patents. Since then, people have predicted how IP policy will evolve under each administration. As the old adage goes, we can better understand where IP policy is going if we know where it’s been. Clues over the past 20 years can help us better anticipate how President Biden’s administration may impact IP. The reality is, however, that federal law and policy are shaped by the actions of all three branches of the US government, so any predictions must be placed into context.