Every once in a while, it’s important to step back to remind ourselves why we continue to stand up for the American patent system and the Bayh-Dole Act, which injected the authorities and incentives of patent ownership into the federal R&D system so that government-funded inventions turn into useful products.  We spend a lot of time and energy pushing back against those who argue patents make products more expensive and that any invention made with public support should be freely available for anyone to copy. That can feel exhausting at times, so the Bayh-Dole Coalition recently presented its Faces of American Innovation Award to five remarkable people whose stories capture why the United States leads the world in entrepreneurship.

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