Council for Innovation Promotion

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Government AgendaReports
Reaffirm and Refine: A Government Agenda for Intellectual Property (Edition 2)

For the United States to maintain its competitive edge on the global stage, we must lead in innovation. This is only achievable...

Congressional Innovation ScorecardReports
The Congressional Innovation Scorecard: Second Edition

First released in 2024, the Congressional Innovation Scorecard assesses and rates how the U.S. Congress as a whole — and its individual...

The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA)
C4IP Patent Myth Video Series
Issue Briefs
Addressing Patent Myths

Activist groups routinely accuse companies of “abusing” the patent system by engaging in practices such as “royalty stacking,” “patent evergreening,” “product hopping,”...

Fact Check: The Myth of So-Called “Royalty Free” and “Open” Standards

The word “open” has become increasingly misused in the world of technology standards. In policy and antitrust terms, an open standard is...

Highlights from the October 8 PERA Hearing

On October 8, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property held a hearing on the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) to examine...

Commerce Moves to Take Cut of Research Patents
American Institute of Physics
Counting Patents, Not Progress: Another Misdiagnosis by I-MAK
IPWatchdog
Letters
C4IP Letter to Senate and House IP Subcommittees on Designating October as National IP Month

Dear Chairmen Tillis and Issa and Ranking Members Schiff and Johnson: On behalf of the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP), I write...

Council for Innovation Promotion Urges Caution Regarding I-MAK’s New Report on Patents and Drug Pricing

WASHINGTON (October 20, 2025) — Today, the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) Executive Director Frank Cullen released the following statement regarding a...

Inventor Spotlight: Malcom McLean

C4IP is honoring Malcom McLean (1913-2001), whose invention of containerized shipping revolutionized global trade. Born into a farming family in North Carolina,...

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POLITICO Influence: John Cabeca Joins C4IP,

03/17/2025

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2 MIKES LIVE #193: IP and Innovation with Andrei Iancu,

03/17/2025

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C4IP Urges Passage of PERA, Other Patent Reforms to Augment NSF’s AI Action Plan,

03/14/2025

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Squires’ Breadth Sets Him Apart From Recent USPTO Leaders,

03/14/2025

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Written Submission on Inv. No. 337-TA-1380,

03/13/2025

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C4IP Written Submission RE: Inv. No. 337-TA-1380,

03/13/2025

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Videos:

Patent Myth Video Series: FRAND Licensing Rates,

03/12/2025

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White House Urged To Back Patent Eligibility Bill To Aid AI,

03/12/2025

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Resources:

C4IP Comments RE: The Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan (2025-02305),

03/11/2025

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Press Releases:

Council for Innovation Promotion Welcomes Nomination of John Squires as Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Urges Swift Senate Consideration,

03/11/2025

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John Squires Becomes Official Nominee to Head USPTO,

03/11/2025

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Blog:

This Month in IP: February 2025,

03/10/2025

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