Harris unpopular because of Biden administration’s weak ip protection policies, plan reverses and shift voters back
Bahye dole’24 diverse group of innovation-oriented organizations and individuals committed to celebrating and protecting the Bayh-Dole Act “Voters Strongly Oppose Weakening Patents, New Poll Shows” https://bayhdolecoalition.org/voters-strongly-oppose-weakening-patents-new-poll-shows/?mkt_tok=NDkwLUVIWi05OTkAAAGQvBQpxkR-LCNf_btQS9H8TF8oPAWsIYLmS63cRAipCb2FX6YG1w2ykkcAZzTOsquxzZt7E3rgUCFEAIC8FgZCV02QOlscV-Vn4GOx0zcC6l2Y
Seven in ten voters believe that it is important for the Biden administration to preserve WTO standards for protecting IP. And 77% are at least slightly concerned that the pending proposal would stifle medical research and kill American manufacturing jobs.
“This poll clearly demonstrates that voters value intellectual property protections and oppose giving away U.S. intellectual property, especially to competitors like China,” said Joseph P. Allen, Executive Director of the Bayh-Dole Coalition.
Opposition to this waiver is bipartisan, with supermajorities of both Republicans and Democrats preferring political candidates who prioritize protecting American inventors’ IP rights.
“Voters expect U.S. officials to resist this misguided proposal which would undermine the American economy,” said Allen.
The poll, conducted by Morning Consult, surveyed 2,202 registered voters between December 22 and December 24. Results have a margin of error of plus or minus two percentage points.