Thank you, Professor Spulber, for your introduction and invitation to join you today. I regret that I am not able to join you in person because this is one of the best times of the year to be in the Chicago area.
On my past two trips to Chicago to speak at conferences, I addressed the importance of protecting intellectual property rights and ensuring competition in digital markets[1]—both pivotal to the modern innovation economy we inhabit today. I’m pleased to join the Kellogg School, the Northwestern University community, and the U.S. PTO for another opportunity to address the importance of innovation economics.