What Are the Patents that Power Your Connected Devices? Discussing Methods for Identifying Essential Patents

March 2023

Past Event

What Are the Patents that Power Your Connected Devices? Discussing Methods for Identifying Essential Patents

Past Event

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March 15, 2023

People use Meta Quest VR headset at the Meta showroom in Brussels, Belgium, on December 7, 2022. (Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images)

March 2023

Past Event

Speakers:

Steve Akerley

Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, InterDigital

Dr. Katie Atkinson

Chair and Dean of the School of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Computer Science, University of Liverpool

Keith Mallinson

Founder, WiseHarbor

Moderator:

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Technology standards like 5G have revolutionized the way we use our smartphones, and they are bringing similar changes to other industries as connectivity becomes an invaluable feature for most products. Although the next revolution in the industry is already underway, some have questioned whether the government needs to revise the system by providing more information about the patents that are essential to practice technology standards. Join Hudson Institute’s panel to learn more about the methodologies for identifying essential patents.

October 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Understanding China’s Political and Institutional Foundations: A Conversation with Chenggang Xu

Featured Speakers:

Professor Chenggang Xu

October 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Understanding China’s Political and Institutional Foundations: A Conversation with Chenggang Xu

Join Dr. Miles Yu, senior fellow and director of Hudson’s China Center, for a conversation with Professor Xu on why misunderstanding China’s political order may create critical strategic risks for the US amid intensifying geopolitical rivalry.

Featured Speakers:

Professor Chenggang Xu

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October 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Relearning Great Power Diplomacy: A Conversation with Wess Mitchell

Featured Speakers:

Wess Mitchell

A detail photo of “A Peace Conference at the Quai d'Orsay” by William Orpen. (Wikimedia Commons)

October 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Relearning Great Power Diplomacy: A Conversation with Wess Mitchell

Join Hudson’s Peter Rough for a discussion with Wess Mitchell on the future of great power diplomacy.

Featured Speakers:

Wess Mitchell

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October 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

How Promoting Freedom in North Korea Makes America Safer and Stronger

Featured Speakers:

Representative Young Kim (R-CA)

Greg Scarlatoiu

Sean Chung

Rose Jang

Hannah Oh

Moderator:

October 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

How Promoting Freedom in North Korea Makes America Safer and Stronger

Join Hudson Institute for a discussion on the connection between human rights in North Korea and US national security.

Featured Speakers:

Representative Young Kim (R-CA)

Greg Scarlatoiu

Sean Chung

Rose Jang

Hannah Oh

Moderator:

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October 2025

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Sustaining the Nuclear Peace

Featured Speakers:

Frank Miller

Brad Roberts

Chris Ford

US Air Force F-35 Lighting IIs and a B-2 Spirit fly over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Alaska on August 15, 2025. (US Air Force photo)

October 2025

Past Event

Sustaining the Nuclear Peace

At Hudson, cochairs Dr. Brad Roberts and Dr. Rebeccah L. Heinrichs, study group member Dr. Christopher Ford, and Scowcroft Group Principal Frank Miller will discuss the report and its recommendations.