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.
Only Congressional Patent Reform Can Restore Constitutional Rights
Patrick Kilbride
November 11, 2024
Stories of IP in Action
Fact Check: Debunking Myths About Patents in the Pharmaceutical Industry
November 7, 2024
Activists affiliated with the Initiative for Medicines, Access & Knowledge (I-MAK) and R Street Institute have propagated false narratives about how patents stifle competition in the drug industry and keep generic drugs from coming to market. These erroneous arguments include ...
C4IP Coalition Updates: October 2024
October 31, 2024
October was a productive month for C4IP! Here’s a roundup of all that we accomplished over the past month. October Highlights: Spotlighting New Insights on Patent Quality On September 30, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Sunwater Institute released a policy report, “Patent ...
This Month in IP: October 2024
October 31, 2024
Strong, consistent IP protections throughout U.S. history enabled the creation of innovative and useful technologies that we use regularly today. From heart health to household appliances, every aspect of our lives has benefited greatly from IP, as shown by these ...