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.
New Op-Ed from C4IP Co-Chair Andrei Iancu: Bill Is Key To Protecting US Economy From Patent Piracy
Council for Innovation Promotion
October 25, 2024
C4IP Co-Chair and former USPTO Director Andrei Iancu recently published an opinion piece in Law360 highlighting the importance of passing the bipartisan RESTORE Patent Rights Act. This bill, introduced by Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) ...
Stories of IP in Action
New Op-Ed from C4IP Co-Chair Andrei Iancu: Bill Is Key To Protecting US Economy From Patent Piracy
October 25, 2024
C4IP Co-Chair and former USPTO Director Andrei Iancu recently published an opinion piece in Law360 highlighting the importance of passing the bipartisan RESTORE Patent Rights Act. This bill, introduced by Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Representatives ...
Fact Check: The RESTORE Patent Rights Act Would Bolster America’s Innovation Economy
October 18, 2024
The RESTORE Patent Rights Act, introduced in July by a bipartisan group of senators and representatives, would be a pivotal legislative milestone for promoting innovation, if enacted into law. This bill would reestablish injunctive relief as the default legal remedy ...
Inventor Spotlight: Shuji Nakamura
October 11, 2024
C4IP is recognizing Shuji Nakamura, who enabled modern-day electronics with his invention of the blue LED. Nakamura was born in 1954 in Ehime, Japan, and was working as a scientist for Japanese company Nichia Chemical when he became intrigued by ...