Speeches
Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) delivered the following remarks at the UN Atlanta Chapter Black History Month Event: Celebrating Resilience and Empowerment: The Second International Decade for People of African Descent (2025–2034) on Capitol Hill on Feb. 24, 2025
Ranking member Congressman Hank Johnson's opening remarks for IP and Strategic Competition with China: Part IV – Patents, Standards, and Lawfare
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December 18, 2024
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Keynote Speech at National Consumer Law Center Spring Training Event Delivered Remotely
Friday, April 12 at 4 PM at Omni Hotel at Centennial Park
Hello everyone, thank you for having me here this afternoon.
It is my honor to have been invited to deliver the keynote address to this, the Spring Training Event of the National Association of Consumer Advocates, a group that I deeply respect and whose work I greatly admire.
Hearing on “Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: Part III – IP Protections for AI-Assisted Inventions and Creative Works”
Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property & the Internet, released the following statement during today's hearing -- “Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: Part III – IP Protections for AI-Assisted Inventions and Creative Works.”
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet will hold a field hearing on Friday, February 2, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. PT in Los Angeles, California. The hearing, "Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: Part II – Identity in the Age of AI" will examine how Congress can support responsible innovation in applications of artificial intelligence (AI) technology and address growing concerns about the misuse of AI technology, especially with respect to the likeness, voice, and other identifying characteristics of individuals.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Courts, Intellectual Property & the Internet Subcommittee Ranking Member Congressman Hank Johnson delivered the following remarks at the hearing titled: Intellectual Property and Strategic Competition with China: Part 3 - IP Theft, Cybersecurity, and AI Hearing on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023:
I would like to begin by thanking my colleague, Chairman Issa, for bringing together experts from both sides of this important conversation. Thank you also to our witnesses for being willing to lend us your time and your considerable knowledge today. I feel privileged to serve as Ranking Member of a subcommittee that supports creators and keeps our American innovation system strong. Together, we on this subcommittee tackle complicated intellectual property policy issues that have no clear solutions in an often-bipartisan manner. I am looking forward to doing so again today.
Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, gave the following remarks at a field hearing in Nashville, Tenn. titled: "Five Years Later – The Music Modernization Act"
Ranking Member Johnson's Opening Statement
Thank you, Chairman. I share the grave concerns of my colleagues about the Chinese government’s theft of the intellectual property of our nation’s innovators. We know that the scale of China’s IP theft is enormous, that it hurts our inventors’ ability to compete and succeed, and that we need to improve our laws and policies to—not only protect America’s intellectual property from the Chinese government—but also to mitigate the damage already done.
The case that will come before the Supreme Court this week — Moore v. Harper — embodies the crossroads that we confront as a country. The obscure, strained interpretation of the Constitution that the petitioners are promoting in this case may very well attract the attention and the votes of several Supreme Court justices, if not a majority.