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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.

Blog: New Op-Ed from C4IP Co-Chair Andrei Iancu: To succeed, modern tech needs updated patent law, 11/27/2024

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New Op-Ed from C4IP Co-Chair Andrei Iancu: To succeed, modern tech needs updated patent law

C4IP Co-Chair and former USPTO Director Andrei Iancu recently published an opinion piece in The Hill that discusses the current confusion around patent eligibility and explains how the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) will “set matters right.” Should modern inventions ...
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New Op-Ed from Former U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke: Innovation drives Minnesota’s economy. Congress should lend a hand.

Former U.S. Ambassador to China, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, and Governor of Washington Gary Locke recently authored an opinion piece in the Minnesota Star Tribune highlighting the importance of two bipartisan bills to Minnesota’s innovation ecosystem. According to Locke, the ...
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Inventor Spotlight: William Shockley, John Bardeen, and Walter Brattain

C4IP is recognizing William Shockley, John Bardeen, and Walter Brattain, whose invention of the transistor made modern electronics possible. Shockley, Bardeen, and Brattain met in the 1940s at Bell Laboratories when they were hand-picked to work on developing a transistor, ...
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