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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...

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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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ITC Hears Strong Views On Import Bans For Essential Patents,

03/17/2025

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Council for Innovation Promotion Announces New Chief Operations Officer: John Cabeca,

03/17/2025

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POLITICO Influence: John Cabeca Joins C4IP,

03/17/2025

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2 MIKES LIVE #193: IP and Innovation with Andrei Iancu,

03/17/2025

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C4IP Urges Passage of PERA, Other Patent Reforms to Augment NSF’s AI Action Plan,

03/14/2025

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Squires’ Breadth Sets Him Apart From Recent USPTO Leaders,

03/14/2025

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C4IP Written Submission RE: Inv. No. 337-TA-1380,

03/13/2025

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Patent Myth Video Series: FRAND Licensing Rates,

03/12/2025

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White House Urged To Back Patent Eligibility Bill To Aid AI,

03/12/2025

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C4IP Comments RE: The Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan (2025-02305),

03/11/2025

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Council for Innovation Promotion Welcomes Nomination of John Squires as Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Urges Swift Senate Consideration,

03/11/2025

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John Squires Becomes Official Nominee to Head USPTO,

03/11/2025

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