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.
Council for Innovation Promotion Welcomes Marylee Jenkins and Susan Natland to Advisory Board
WASHINGTON (April 25, 2025) — Today, the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) announced the addition of two leading intellectual property experts to its Advisory Board: Marylee Jenkins and Susan Natland. “C4IP is pleased to welcome Marylee and Susan ...
Stories of IP in Action
Behind Every Hit Song Is a Strong IP System
Every April 26, World Intellectual Property Day invites us to celebrate the critical role that intellectual property (IP) plays in enabling the technological innovation that drives human progress. This year’s theme is the intersection of music and IP. Behind every ...
Inventor Spotlight: Mary Anderson
C4IP is recognizing Mary Anderson (1866-1953), whose patented invention of the windshield wiper improved vehicle safety and paved the way for modern automotive technologies. Born in Greene County, Alabama, Anderson visited New York City in 1902 where she observed that ...
Fact Check: Misguided Attacks on Follow-On Patents Would Harm Patients
Critics of the U.S. patent system are increasingly targeting follow-on innovation in the biopharmaceutical sector. In an effort to weaken follow-on patents — or those issued after a product has already been introduced — they claim that these innovations are ...