I’m glad that #inclusiveinnovation has become a watchword in the IP community. Any knowledge-based economy seeking to develop supply chain resilience, social cohesion, and geostrategic leadership must succeed in tapping the talents of its entire population, not just that of a small segment of inventors, creators, and entrepreneurs. I am encouraged and inspired to see local and national initiatives blossoming to engage youths, women, and other underrepresented groups.

In a climate where divides are less about substance than about political motives and identities and where a clash of cultures and anger have replaced truth and reason as the way to settle disputes, we risk forgetting that the American IP system is great, not from victories over each other but by a reconciliation of interests and a unity of purpose. Even as we celebrate this year’s academic scholarship, government programs, and private sector achievements in the inclusive innovation space, we must seize the moment, build on that momentum, and strive for actionable, measurable, and lasting progress.

Check out contributions from Alden Abbott Judge Susan G. Braden (Ret.) Efrat Kasznik Stephen Kunin Scott McKeown Karthika Perumal Dan Shores Mark Simpson Jonathan Stroud US Inventor Wendy Verlander Wen Xie! Thanks to IPWatchdog, Inc‘s Editor-in-Chief Eileen McDermott, for the invitation to contribute.

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