I am pleased to post Show #33, my interview with Prof. Josh Lerner of Harvard Business School, discussing his co-authored book “Innovation and Its Discontents.”
It is easy as a lawyer, and one in legal academia, to cloister oneself within the same world of your own disclipline or range of interests. While I may cloister myself as I write this post, plugging away on the computer even as all around me are engaged in conversation (yes, I want to post ASAP!), I have attempted to not cloister myself in the realm of this show. So I was excited to have Josh on the show, and discuss with an economist the rules and impacts of patent regulation. Josh, as is evident from the dustjacket of the book, pulls no punches in his criticism of the patent regime in the United States. He similarly calls out what he sees as major problems with the patent system as currently constructed — from the broad ambit of its application to the failures of the PTO to patent that which should not pass a prior art test — in the interview. So I hope that you enjoy the discussion, and as always, I welcome feedback.
Yet again, I am challenged to identify patent law music. So here’s what I came up with:
(1) When I Paint My Masterpiece/The Band/Greatest Hits
(2) Yea! Heavy And A Bottle Of Bread/Bob Dylan & The Band/The Basement Tapes [Disc 2]
(3) What is and Should Never Be/Led Zeppelin/BBC Sessions [Disc 1] [Live]
(4) Lawyers, Guns And Money/Warren Zevon/Genius: The Best Of Warren Zevon
Here, you may need to get into the lyrics to see any (if there is any) connection. Regardless, enjoy!
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