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Fact Check: Limiting Injunctive Relief Harms, Not Helps, Inventors

Among the most consequential foreign policy developments is the European Union’s (EU’s) consideration of policies that could limit access to injunctive relief....

Not just tariffs: Foreign nations profited off of us — now Trump is striking back
Fox News
Women in IP: Former Judge Kathleen O’Malley on the future of US patent policy
IAM
Letters
C4IP Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee on Hearing on China and IP Theft
Inventor Spotlight: James West and Gerhard Sessler

C4IP is recognizing James West (born 1931) and Gerhard Sessler (born 1931), whose invention of the electret microphone transformed the way the...

Council for Innovation Promotion Welcomes Andrew Byrnes to Advisory Board

WASHINGTON (March 10, 2026) — The Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) is pleased to announce that Andrew Byrnes, a distinguished intellectual property...

This Month in IP: February 2026

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

C4IP Coalition Updates: February 2026

February Highlights: Defending American Inventors Through the Special 301 Report In just a few months, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) will release...

Nomination call: Influential Women in IP list closes ahead of International Women’s Day
World Intellectual Property Review
Fact Check: The NO FAKES Act Won’t Stifle Innovation — It Will Protect It

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence has given creators and inventors new technological tools to enhance their work — but it has...

Inventor Spotlight: Stephanie Kwolek

C4IP is recognizing Stephanie Kwolek (1923-2014), a pioneering chemist who revolutionized materials science and saved lives through her invention of Kevlar. Kwolek...

USTR official signals IP priority as Special 301 morphs into enforcement tool
IAM
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Ex-USPTO Directors Want Vidal To Withdraw Disclaimer Plans,

05/28/2024

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Quintet of Ex-Patent Office Officials Slam Proposed Rulemaking,

05/28/2024

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Fact Check: Price Controls Would Not Make Diabetes Treatments More Accessible,

05/24/2024

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C4IP Urges Senate Judiciary to Ignore Common Myths About Drug Patents,

05/23/2024

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Group chaired by former USPTO directors questions office’s AI guidance over ‘human contribution’,

05/21/2024

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C4IP Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee on 5/21 Hearing on Drug Prices,

05/20/2024

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Industry Reacts to USPTO Guidance on Using AI to Innovate,

05/20/2024

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C4IP Letter to Senate Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee on the Invent Here, Make Here Act of 2023,

05/15/2024

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USPTO Guidance On AI And Patents Draws Worry And Praise,

05/14/2024

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C4IP Comments RE: Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions (PTO-P-2023-0043),

05/13/2024

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Inventor Spotlight: William Coolidge,

05/13/2024

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C4IP Comments RE: Unlocking the Full Potential of Intellectual Property by Translating More Innovation to the Marketplace (PTO-C-2024-0004),

05/13/2024

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