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Inventor Spotlight: Joseph Lee

C4IP is recognizing Joseph Lee (1849-1908), who helped transform baking from a labor-intensive craft into an efficient national industry. Born into slavery...

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PERA-phrasing the Judicially Created Patent Eligibility Doctrine: Pros and Cons of Rewriting Section 101
JD Supra
Mags Martin
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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 farms...

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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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BlogFact Checks
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
BlogFact Checks
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
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Resources:

C4IP Letter to European Commission RE: General Pharmaceutical Legislation and Patent Package,

04/23/2025
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Videos:

Blueprints for Innovation: Intellectual Property in the Bluegrass State,

04/23/2025
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News:

Congressman Massie talks intellectual property protection at UK,

04/23/2025
PERA Support:

PERA Support:

IEEE Statement of Support,

04/22/2025
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News:

Second Trump administration could shift SEP agenda amid swift USPTO appointment and ITC uncertainty,

04/22/2025
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C4IP Letter to Administration RE: 2022 PTAB Guidance Withdrawal and Interim Guidelines,

04/18/2025
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Press Releases:

Council for Innovation Promotion Letter to Administration Officials Applauds USPTO for Withdrawing Harmful PTAB Guidance and Issuing Interim Memo on Discretionary Denial,

04/18/2025
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Inventor Spotlight: Mary Anderson,

04/18/2025
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Fact Check: Misguided Attacks on Follow-On Patents Would Harm Patients,

04/16/2025
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News:

C4IP Publishes Pro-Innovation Government Agenda to Promote U.S. Innovation,

04/11/2025
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Blog:

C4IP Q&A Series: John Cabeca,

04/10/2025
Press Releases:

Press Releases:

Council for Innovation Promotion Applauds Reintroduction of the NO FAKES Act,

04/10/2025
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