Profiles in Leadership | Former Chief Judge Randall R. Rader
In this Penn State Dickinson Law “Profiles in Leadership” episode, I interviewed the former Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Hon. Randall Rader.
We discussed current trends: whether judges and regulators understand AI enough to regulate it, the EU Standard Essential Patent (SEP) Regulation, his reflections from The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Leadership 2024 Conference.
Judge Rader shared his thoughts on China: if there are different regional IP cultures in China, China vs. the United States’ innovation policies, trends in Chinese IP law that might worry him, and how executing IP policy works in China.
We also discussed his work: serving as Minority and Majority Chief Counsel to Subcommittees of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, preparing for Supreme Court Justice Kennedy’s confirmation hearings, leadership lessons from Senator Orrin Hatch, his time as judge and chief judge at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, a change in court culture, his heroes of patent law, what motivates him to contribute post-retirement from judicial service, and his ruminations on IPWatchdog, Inc.
Finally, we also discussed why it was important for him to teach, his family, being an English major in a “technical” world, and his birthday plans.
You can catch our full discussion on YouTube at the link below.
