Brian Maguire

April 12, 2021

Brussels-based journalist, producer, broadcaster, and events moderator, Brian Maguire, hosts live radio and television debates with European Commissioners, Ambassadors, Members of the European Parliament and independent experts. A EURONEWS and Irish television contributor, he also presents the EURACTIV digital technology series ‘The Presidency’ and the political interview series ‘Over A Coffee’. He specialises in European politics and business, producing short documentary films and news reports exploring Europe’s competing policy dimensions, including the digital economy, the Green Deal, human rights, and the rule of law. A graduate in Government and Law, he is currently completing a Master in Laws pecializing in Tech, Media and Telecoms, at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS), Queen Mary University of London, in Paris.

Understanding the U.S. Biopharmaceutical Innovation Ecosystem

August 15, 2024

By Sujai Shivakumar, Tisyaketu Sirkar, and Jeffrey Depp Introduction The biopharmaceutical innovation system—which brings novel, life-improving, and life-saving therapies from the researcher’s bench to a patient’s bedside—is a major engine powering health improvements, economic output, and wealth creation in the United States. But while the commercial and national security competition with China has

Explainer: Standard Essential Patents and National Security

July 10, 2024

By Christopher Borges Technology standards are a critical domain of international cooperation and competition in high technology. Standards create a common language for communication about technology and innovation, allowing firms to collaborate and develop interoperable products. At the same time, for some critical and emerging technologies such as telecommunications and artificial

Assessing the Patent and Trademark Office’s Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions

June 3, 2024

By Alexander Kersten As new applications of artificial intelligence (AI) become more sophisticated, AI tools are increasingly used to assist in the process of invention. However, given that inventorship is limited to natural persons under U.S. law, AI’s growing utilization has raised questions around whether AI-assisted inventions should receive patents,