IPR Camp Retrospective—Aff Survey
What did camps do on the affirmative side this summer?
Topic
IPR Topic
A collection of 21 issues
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.
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.
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.
Sui Generis CP—Practice!
Practice preparing and deploying the Sui Generis CP file.
How to Brief a Court Case—a Look at Feist v. Rural Telephone
This year’s topic, centered around strengthening IPR, is arguably the most legally complex subject high school policy debate has tackled in its entire history. We can manage this complexity with case briefing.
Intro to IPR, Part 1—Economic Incentive Theory
In this introduction, we will discuss the areas covered by the topic with a focus on establishing a basic economic framework to evaluate IP policy going forward.