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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
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...

Council for Innovation Promotion
Young helps lead the way on protecting U.S. innovations
Indianapolis Business Journal
Kristin Jones
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....

Council for Innovation Promotion
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...

Council for Innovation Promotion
House Committee Weighs Copyright, AI and Anti-Piracy Web Reforms
Legis1 Editorial
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
VitalLaw
Thomas Long, J.D.
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Resources:

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

06/11/2025

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The Congressional Innovation Scorecard: Second Edition,

06/10/2025

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This Month in IP: May 2025,

06/06/2025

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C4IP Coalition Updates: May 2025,

06/06/2025

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News:

Proposal would accelerate patent applications by American investors,

06/06/2025

Op-Eds:

Op-Eds:

Don’t let AI stop the music: Why we should prioritise creators’ IP,

06/04/2025

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Rebuttal to Tech Letter on SEPs,

06/04/2025

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News:

Second C4IP Congressional Scorecard Finds Pro-Innovation Efforts Lacking Among Most DC Lawmakers,

06/01/2025

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Op-Eds:

Congress Must Restore IP Protection To Drive US Innovation,

05/30/2025

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News:

New Report Gives Sen. Fetterman a “D” on Promoting Pennsylvania Innovation,

05/30/2025

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Press Releases:

Council for Innovation Promotion Report Finds Majority of Congress Failing on Innovation Policy,

05/28/2025

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China Cutting Corners on Technology,

05/27/2025

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