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Author: Michael James

The Siphoning of American Innovation: How China Acquires Technology

Posted on April 7, 2019April 7, 2019 by Michael James

You have probably heard by now that China is stealing America’s intellectual property.  This has been one of the primary issues in President Trump’s trade war with China—and for good reason.  Keith Alexander, the former Director of the National Security Administration, has called this theft the greatest transfer of wealth in history.1  The transfer of…

Is the Patent System to Blame for the Rise and Fall of Theranos?

Posted on January 19, 2019January 19, 2019 by Michael James

Elizabeth Holmes wrote her first patent application after her freshman year of college at Stanford University. Her invention was an arm patch that would diagnose and treat medical conditions at the same time.1 The patch was an attempt to pursue her dream of putting her mark on the world by furthering the greater good.2 Holmes…

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