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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...

Council for Innovation Promotion
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...

Council for Innovation Promotion
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...

Council for Innovation Promotion
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...

Council for Innovation Promotion
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...

Council for Innovation Promotion
Senate Judiciary Committee hears varying opinions on patent-eligibility rules
VitalLaw
Thomas Long, J.D.
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Weakened Patent Protections Threaten American Innovation,

08/10/2024

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Big Tech’s abuse of the patent system must end—take it from me, I’ve fought Google over IP for years,

08/09/2024

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Stand Up for America’s Inventors & Entrepreneurs: Say YES to the PREVAIL Act,

08/06/2024

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US patent laws need updating for today’s budding industries,

08/05/2024

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Unclear Intellectual Property Laws Are Stifling US Innovation,

08/05/2024

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Council for Innovation Promotion Statement on the Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe (NO FAKES) Act of 2024,

08/02/2024

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What IP Policy Might Look Like in a Second Trump Administration,

08/01/2024

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C4IP Coalition Updates: July 2024,

07/31/2024

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This Month in IP: July 2024,

07/31/2024

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AI Prior Art Is Either Nothing New Or A Red Flag, USPTO Told,

07/31/2024

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Council for Innovation Promotion Celebrates Introduction of the RESTORE Patent Rights Act,

07/30/2024

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Coons/Cotton RESTORE Patent Rights Act Would Abrogate eBay,

07/30/2024

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