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Ratib Ali
Economist
Competition Dynamics
Ratib Ali is an economist at Competition Dynamics , specializing in analyzing patent and antitrust claims and evaluating economic damages in medical devices, telecommunications, healthcare, e-commerce, the gig economy, fine arts, and aviation. Prior to joining CD, Ratib was the Economic Analyst at the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, Antitrust Division, where he aided in federal and state antitrust investigations spanning the pharmaceutical, technology, and aviation industries.
Ratib enjoys exploring the economic issues at the intersection of competition and innovation. He has estimated economic damages on cases where defendants allegedly engaged in exclusionary conduct through the misuse of patents, having worked for both plaintiffs and defendants. Ratib has also helped establish domestic industry and commercial success.
Ratib teaches intermediate microeconomics at Tufts University, having previously taught various undergraduate courses at Boston College and Emerson College. Ratib completed his PhD in Economics from Boston College, where his research focused on how government regulation informs and impacts firm incentives by econometrically modeling demand and supply to evaluate airline mergers and conduct.
Recent Articles by Ratib Ali
Who Wants Weak IP Laws? An Economic Analysis
On April 11, 2025, Twitter (now X) co-founder Jack Dorsey tweeted, “Delete All IP Laws.” Senior Advisor to the President Elon Musk retweeted, “I agree.” Commentators have already called the exchange destructive, especially in light of an all-of-government call to reduce anticompetitive regulations (of which, some consider those pesky IP rights to be one). This article explores why someone would want to “delete” all IP laws.
The U.S. Copyright Office, GenAI, and the Advancement of Culture
Copyrightability of AI-generated and AI-assisted work has been a hot topic for a while. The United States Copyright Office (USCO) clarified its position on AI contributions in its 2023 guidelines. This article explores the application of the guidelines as it relates to images generated using AI tools, and how to square the circle on some long-run concerns raised in the recent USCO report on the economic implications of AI.
Hear from the Experts: How Patent Litigation Funding is Used to Hedge Risk
IPWatchdog has previously reported on aspects of litigation financing, including a recent article on inventor groups being wary of asymmetrical demands for transparency in revealing funding sources. Last month, IPWatchdog invited a group of experts to LIVE to discuss their experiences with litigation financing, how it works for them, and how it is used to hedge risk.
