The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) sent Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests on January 9 to the Department of Commerce and the National Institutes for Standards and Technology (NIST) regarding the Biden Administration’s recent draft guidance on exercising March-In Rights.
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced the hiring of pro-business advocate and veteran political operative Stephen Waguespack as Special Counsel. In this capacity, he will partner with the Chamber’s leadership team on special projects related to his areas of expertise, which include energy, insurance, legal reform, workforce development, small business issues, and state-level advocacy.Suzanne P. Clark, President and CEO of the U.S. Chamber, said, “Stephen is joining the Chamber at a very important time for the American business community and the nation overall. His legal, policy, and grassroots expertise and relationships on Capitol Hill, in the states, and with some of America’s biggest and smallest companies, are a tremendous asset. We look forward to his counsel as we promote and protect a pro-growth economic environment that allows businesses to do what they do best – serve customers, solve problems, and advance society.”Neil Bradley, the Cham
Senator Thom Tillis sent a letter today to President Joe Biden asking him to answer three broad questions related to his proposal earlier this month that would allow government agencies considerable discretion in deciding whether and when to “march in” on patents.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce released a report today predicting that proposals by the Biden Administration to impose price controls on certain pharmaceuticals will eventually turn the United States into a "research desert."
The National Institute of Standards & Technology and the Department of Commerce today published a draft version of a Federal Register Notice seeking comments on a proposed framework for deciding whether and when to exercise march-in rights under the Bayh-Dole Act.