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
Rebuttal to Tech Letter on SEPs
Dear Big Tech Lobbyists, Your letter to President Trump was full of factual errors and misleading claims. Please see my comments below and redo the assignment to instead explain why standard essential patents are so important to America’s economic competitiveness. ...
New Op-Ed from former Governor of Vermont Howard Dean: Worried About Egg Prices and Bird Flu? You Should Be Worried About IP.
In a new piece for U.S. News & World Report, former Chair of the Democratic National Committee and Governor of Vermont Howard Dean argues that strong IP protections are essential for safeguarding the innovation necessary to combat future pandemics. He ...
Fact Check: Two IP-Related Bills Would Harm U.S. Innovation, Not Help It
Congress is considering several ill-conceived bills that purport to address abuses in the patent system, but would in reality weaken core intellectual property protections, undermine U.S. innovation leadership, and benefit foreign competitors at America’s expense. Last month, we examined the ...