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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...

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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...

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The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA)
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C4IP Patent Myth Video Series
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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,”...

BlogFact Checks
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...

Blog
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...

News
Commerce Moves to Take Cut of Research Patents
American Institute of Physics
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Counting Patents, Not Progress: Another Misdiagnosis by I-MAK
IPWatchdog
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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...

Press Releases
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...

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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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Council for Innovation Promotion Celebrates Introduction of the RESTORE Patent Rights Act,

07/30/2024
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C4IP Comments RE: The Impact of the Proliferation of Artificial Intelligence on Prior Art, the Knowledge of a Person Having Ordinary Skill in the Art, and Determinations of Patentability Made in View of the Foregoing (PTO-P-2023-0044),

07/29/2024
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The great IP heist: America’s innovation at risk,

07/27/2024
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Patent proposal risks crippling Europe’s tech industry,

07/25/2024
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C4IP Letter to House Judiciary Committee on IP Litigation and the U.S. International Trade Commission,

07/22/2024
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The unheralded agency protecting America’s innovation edge,

07/22/2024
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Like a Tree Falling that No One Hears: AI-generated Disclosures Have the Potential to Block Patentability of Human Ingenuity,

07/19/2024
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News:

Like a Tree Falling that No One Hears: AI-Generated Disclosures Have the Potential to Block Patentability of Human Ingenuity,

07/19/2024
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The SHOP SAFE Act Would Improve Consumers’ Online Shopping Experience,

07/19/2024
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‘The stakes can’t be overstated’: IP theft in the US,

07/16/2024
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Letters from readers on schools and bird flu, opioid ‘overprescribing,’ and more,

07/13/2024
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New Patent Guidance on AI Could Quash Innovation,

07/11/2024
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