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.
Fact Check: PERA and the PREVAIL Act Would Bolster, Not Harm, Inventors
A bipartisan group of legislators led by Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE) recently reintroduced two critical bills to Congress: the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) and the PREVAIL Act. Both bills would shore up the ...
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Fact Check: PERA and the PREVAIL Act Would Bolster, Not Harm, Inventors
A bipartisan group of legislators led by Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE) recently reintroduced two critical bills to Congress: the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) and the PREVAIL Act. Both bills would shore up the legal foundation ...
Inventor Spotlight: Percy L. Spencer
This month, C4IP is honoring Percy L. Spencer (1894-1970), whose invention of the microwave oven revolutionized how people cook and eat around the world. Despite never completing elementary school, Spencer taught himself radio engineering while serving in the U.S. Navy ...