About Charles
Charles Duan focused his research on intellectual property issues.
He was previously director of technology and innovation policy at the R Street Institute and director of the patent reform project at Public Knowledge, where he handled all aspects of patent policy ranging from outreach on the Hill to writing white papers and filing amicus briefs.
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Research from Charles
Policy Studies Competition & Antitrust, Patent Policy, Technology and Innovation
Patent Eligibility And Diagnostic Testing
Charles Duan
Nov 22, 2022
Policy Studies Competition & Antitrust, Patent Policy, Technology and Innovation
Administrative Patent Challenges and Drug Prices
Charles Duan
Sept 21, 2022
Policy Studies Intellectual Property, Patent Policy, Technology and Innovation
The U.S. International Trade Commission: An Empirical Study of Section 337 Investigations
Charles Duan
Nov 22, 2021
Policy Studies Federal Government Affairs, Health Tech, State Policy, Technology and Innovation
Product Hopping: Federal and State Approaches
Charles Duan
March 31, 2021
Policy Studies Patent Policy, Technology and Innovation
Biologics Patent Litigation: Reforms for Lowering Drug Prices
Charles Duan
Feb 17, 2021
R Sheet on Deep Fakes
Jeffrey Westling, Charles Duan
March 5, 2019
Policy Studies Federal Government Affairs, Intellectual Property, Patent Policy, Technology and Innovation
U.S. Patents and Competitiveness with China
Charles Duan
Feb 27, 2019
Commentary from Charles
Outreach from Charles
Regulatory Comments Patent Policy, Technology and Innovation
In opposition to the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (Office) proposal
Charles Duan
Nov 30, 2020
Coalition Letters Online Content Policy, Technology and Innovation
S. 4632, The Online Content Policy Modernization Act
Charles Duan
Sept 29, 2020
Amicus Briefs Federal Government Affairs, Patent Policy, Technology and Innovation
CJ CheilJedang Corp. v. International Trade Commission
Charles Duan
March 26, 2020
Amicus Briefs Federal Government Affairs, Patent Policy, Technology and Innovation
General Electric Company v. United Technologies Corporation
Charles Duan
March 18, 2020
Amicus Briefs Intellectual Property, Technology and Innovation
Apple, Inc. v. VirnetX Inc., et al.
Charles Duan
Feb 5, 2020
Regulatory Comments Federal Government Affairs, Patent Policy, Technology and Innovation
Statement of the R Street Institute, Public Knowledge, and Innovation Defense Foundation in Response to the Commission’s Notice of Request for Statements on the Public Interest
Charles Duan, Bill Watson
Jan 22, 2020
Amicus Briefs Copyright, Technology and Innovation
Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc.
Charles Duan
Jan 14, 2020
Amicus Briefs Federal Government Affairs, Patent Policy, Technology and Innovation
Federal Trade Commission v. Qualcomm Incorporated
Charles Duan
Nov 28, 2019
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