Negative Generics and the Litigation DA
In this post, we will talk about the litigation DA - a piece of offense that will form the core of many generic CP + DA strategies on the upcoming topic.
Topic
IPR Topic
A collection of 23 issues
T—Must Strengthen Pre-Existing IP
In this post, we will put the topicality argument about which we speculated in our earlier exploration of the topic into practice. This argument excludes cases which expand what is eligible for IP protection beyond currently covered subject matter.
IPR Camp Retrospective—Aff Survey
What did camps do on the affirmative side this summer?
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.