Innovation is America’s backbone.
It creates jobs here and improves lives everywhere.
Let’s protect it.
Patents Save Lives
From diagnostics to therapeutics and vaccines, patent rights underpin the innovations responsible for saving millions of lives during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond.
IP Fosters Economic Growth
IP-intensive sectors, from film and music to high-tech manufacturing and life sciences, employ 45 million Americans and account for over one-third of total U.S. GDP.
IP Rights Tackle Global Challenges
Strong patent rights facilitate pioneering discoveries that are fit to address today's energy security, climate change, and public health concerns.
IP Rights Drive High-Value Creative Industries
Strong IP rights, from copyrights to trademarks, incentivize the development of creative works that fuel the economy and benefit the general public.
Predictable and high-quality intellectual property rights have propelled America’s innovative leadership ever since they were enshrined in the Constitution.
Stories of IP in Action
This Month in IP: September 2025
Strong, consistent IP protections throughout U.S. history enabled the creation of innovative and useful technologies that we use regularly today. From fabric to fitness, every aspect of our lives has benefited greatly from IP, as shown by these historical examples ...
C4IP Coalition Updates: September 2025
September Highlights: C4IP Launches New Website to Correct Patent Misinformation For years, the Initiative for Medicines, Access & Knowledge — better known as I-MAK — has sought to undermine America’s intellectual property system by advancing false narratives about drug patents. ...
Blog: New Op-Ed from Retired Judges Paul Michel and Kathleen O’Malley: Patent Eligibility Restoration Act Would Fuel US Competitiveness, 10/3/2025
In a recent op-ed for Bloomberg Law, C4IP Board Members and retired Federal Circuit Judges Paul Michel and Kathleen O’Malley argue that Congress must pass the bipartisan Patent Eligibility Restoration Act in order to repair the damage the Supreme Court ...