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This Month in IP: July 2026

Strong, consistent IP protections throughout U.S. history enabled the creation of innovative and useful technologies that we use regularly today. From...

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C4IP Coalition Updates: July 2026

July Highlights: Protecting American IP in the Internet Era The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet...

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Fact Check: Debunking Myths About Section 101 and PERA

Policymakers at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office are working to bring greater clarity to one of the most confusing areas of...

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Pappas Sworn in as ITC Commissioner
IPWatchdog
Eileen McDermott
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Why More Americans Should Consider Careers at WIPO

Few countries have contributed more to global innovation than the United States. That success has relied, in no small part, on a...

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Young helps lead the way on protecting U.S. innovations
Indianapolis Business Journal
Kristin Jones
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Fact Check: House Judiciary Subcommittee on the ETHIC Act

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet recently held a hearing titled “Medicines and IP: Balancing...

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Council for Innovation Promotion Applauds New NAI-USPTO Innovation Initiative

WASHINGTON (July 28, 2026) — Today, the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) applauded the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and the U.S....

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Inventor Spotlight: Frederick McKinley Jones

C4IP is recognizing Frederick McKinley Jones (1893-1961), whose invention of mobile refrigeration revolutionized how the world transports food and medicine. Orphaned at...

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House Committee Weighs Copyright, AI and Anti-Piracy Web Reforms
Legis1 Editorial
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Op-ed In Brief: How China Is Winning the Global Intellectual Property Race

In a new article for The National Interest, C4IP Co-Chair and former USPTO Director David Kappos and China intellectual property (IP) policy...

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Senate Judiciary Committee hears varying opinions on patent-eligibility rules
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Thomas Long, J.D.
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Women in IP: Former Judge Kathleen O’Malley on the future of US patent policy,

03/17/2026
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Inventor Spotlight: James West and Gerhard Sessler,

03/16/2026
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Council for Innovation Promotion Welcomes Andrew Byrnes to Advisory Board,

03/10/2026
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This Month in IP: February 2026,

03/06/2026
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C4IP Coalition Updates: February 2026,

03/06/2026
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Nomination call: Influential Women in IP list closes ahead of International Women’s Day,

03/06/2026
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Fact Check: The NO FAKES Act Won’t Stifle Innovation — It Will Protect It,

02/27/2026
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C4IP Post-Hearing Comments RE: The 2026 Special 301 Review (USTR-2025-0243),

02/25/2026
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Inventor Spotlight: Stephanie Kwolek,

02/20/2026
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USTR official signals IP priority as Special 301 morphs into enforcement tool,

02/19/2026
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PERA Support:

Iowa IPLA, IBA, University of Iowa Research Foundation, Voorhees & Sease, and BioConnect Iowa Statement of Support,

02/17/2026
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Calls for Stronger IP Protections Expected to Dominate Trade Hearing,

02/13/2026
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