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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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Ex-USPTO Heads, Judges Oppose Anti-Patent Thicket Bill,

08/05/2025
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Council for Innovation Promotion Urges Congress to Oppose the ETHIC Act,

08/05/2025
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Council for Innovation Promotion Applauds the EC’s Definitive Withdrawal of Standard Essential Patents Proposal,

08/04/2025
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EU Commission Confirms that SEP Regulation, AI Liability Directive are Officially Scrapped,

08/03/2025
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C4IP Coalition Updates: July 2025,

08/01/2025
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This Month in IP: July 2025,

08/01/2025
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Fact Check: Setting the Record Straight on Standard-Essential Patents and Innovation,

07/25/2025
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Why C4IP Opposes the Drug Competition Enhancement Act and the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act,

07/18/2025
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The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act and Life Sciences Innovation,

07/15/2025
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What the Numbers Say: Patent Quality in the United States is Strong,

07/14/2025
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PERA Support:

ACS Statement of Support,

07/14/2025
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SCOTUS Let Us Down Again, So Congress Should Move PERA,

07/14/2025
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