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
Inventor Spotlight: Bob Born, the “Father of Peeps”
C4IP is recognizing the late inventor and candy company executive who mechanized the process of making marshmallow chicks and was affectionately known as “Father of Peeps.” Bob Born, American inventor and executive of the Pennsylvania-based Just Born Quality Confections. Bob …
Digital Piracy Throws Creative Ecosystem into Disarray
Digital piracy — the illegal download or distribution of copyrighted digital content — continues to be on the rise. A recent report from research firm Muso found that illegal film streaming increased nearly 39% between 2021 and 2022. Meanwhile, website …
Fact Check: Proposed FTC Rule to Ban Non-Competes Will Hamper Innovation
Claim: President Biden recently lauded the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposal to ban all non-compete agreements — which prevent employees who leave jobs from working for rival firms for a period of time — as a positive step taken to …