Intro to IPR, Part 3—Holdup, Holdout

How might the strength or weakness of protection affect the incentive-based arguments for and against IP? To better understand this, we will look briefly at the history of patent protection in the United States, and explore two critical concepts in depth: patent holdup and patent holdout.

Case Brief—ClearCorrect v. ITC

In this entry, we'll cover ClearCorrect v. ITC - a case on IP enforcement that might be fertile ground for aff-writing.

Permutations from A to Z—Perm: Do the CP, Part 1

In part 1, we learned how competition arguments work when dealing with CP strategies that put their disagreement with the 1AC relatively front-and-center. In this part, we'll learn what to do when the differences aren't so obvious.

The Mailbox—#1

Responding to submissions from the mailbox.

A New IPR Process CP—Practice!

Today, we will go through our new process CP file in more detail, practice giving a neg block, and practice giving a 2NR on competition.

Permutations from A to Z—Back to Basics

In this series, we will develop a rigorous approach for choosing a permutation strategy vs any modern process CP. In part one, we will go back to basics, rebuilding our foundational knowledge of competition theory.

Policy Debate Central Podcast

I spoke with Josh Clark and Raleigh Maxwell from Montgomery Bell Academy about the upcoming IPR topic on their new podcast.

Intro to IPR, Part 2—Topicality, IPR, and Metaphysics

In part one, we explored the core philosophy behind IPR and its economic justifications. In this second part, we will explore the metaphysics of IP, what it means to ‘protect’ it, and how neg teams can craft a stronger topicality limit than the mainstream topic literature might allow.

A New IPR Process CP

Process CPs often seem very intimidating to the uninitiated. They hide behind a wall of buzzwords and theory that can make them seem difficult to understand. We'll spend the next few weeks demystifying them, starting with a look at a brand new Process CP argument.

The Mailbox is Open

The mailbox is open! This will be an ongoing series in which I will respond to questions on the r/policydebate subreddit where I have something useful to add to the existing conversation. I will also respond to questions readers submit directly through the form below.