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C4IP Coalition Updates: October 2026

Highlight: Welcoming Valencia Martin Wallace to C4IP’s Advisory Board Former USPTO Acting Commissioner for Patents Valencia Martin Wallace joined C4IP’s Advisory Board...

Council for Innovation Promotion
This Month in IP: October 2026

Strong, consistent IP protections throughout U.S. history enabled the creation of innovative and useful technologies that we use regularly today. From water...

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Council for Innovation Promotion President and CEO Coke Morgan Stewart Delivers Remarks at the University of Illinois Chicago’s 70th Annual Intellectual Property Conference

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (November 6, 2026) — Today, Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) President and CEO Coke Morgan Stewart spoke at the University...

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Remarks by Coke Morgan Stewart at the University of Illinois Chicago

Thank you for inviting me to speak at the University of Illinois Chicago’s 70th Intellectual Property Conference. Seventy years is an impressive...

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Inventor Spotlight: Samuel Alderson

C4IP is recognizing Samuel Alderson (1914-2005), whose invention of the crash test dummy has saved countless lives by improving vehicle safety. Raised...

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IP: American as apple pie and essential for biotech
"That's because the Founders, in creating our country and looking at the model of what was working and not working in England,...
Bio.News
Clary Estes
Public Comments
C4IP Comments RE: Foreign Trade Barriers to U.S. Exports for 2027 Reporting (USTR-2026-0498)
Council for Innovation Promotion
C4IP Urges Treasury to Reconsider Proposed Rule to Extend COINS Act Investment Restrictions to Biotech
C4IP President and CEO Coke Morgan Stewart said the rule should 'distinguish transactions that pose genuine security risks from those that bring...
IPWatchdog
Eileen McDermott
Council for Innovation Promotion Urges Protection for American Biotechnology Innovation While Supporting Treasury’s National Security Efforts

WASHINGTON (October 27, 2026) — The Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) today raised concerns about potential unintended consequences for American biotechnology innovation...

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A Former Patent Office Official Warns Washington Not to Trade Away IP Rights for AI Speed
As Washington debates how aggressively to support the AI industry's growth, Coke Morgan Stewart, president and CEO of the Council for Innovation...
Washington Morning
Josh Weiner
Former USPTO Official Says AI Growth Should Protect Creators’ Rights
Coke Morgan Stewart, a former deputy under secretary of commerce for intellectual property, urged the United States Oct. 27 to preserve protections...
Riza Dagoc
Drug Prices, Patents & America’s Innovation Economy w/Andrei Iancu
Andrei Iancu, former Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), partner at Sullivan & Cromwell, and co-founder of the...
Lunch Hour Podcast
Andrew Langer
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Drug Competition Enhancement Act,

06/25/2025

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Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act,

06/24/2025

PERA Support:

PERA Support:

Multiple Statements of Support,

06/18/2025

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Fact Check: PERA and the PREVAIL Act Would Bolster, Not Harm, Inventors,

06/18/2025

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News:

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton: 2025 Congressional Scorecard,

06/18/2025

PERA Support:

PERA Support:

Biocom California Statement of Support,

06/16/2025

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Congress Should Pass IP Reform, Starting With 3 Patent Bills,

06/13/2025

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Inventor Spotlight: Percy L. Spencer,

06/12/2025

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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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