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Government AgendaReports
Reaffirm and Refine: A Government Agenda for Intellectual Property (Edition 2)

For the United States to maintain its competitive edge on the global stage, we must lead in innovation. This is only achievable...

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Congressional Innovation ScorecardReports
The Congressional Innovation Scorecard: Second Edition

First released in 2024, the Congressional Innovation Scorecard assesses and rates how the U.S. Congress as a whole — and its individual...

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The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA)
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C4IP Patent Myth Video Series
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Issue Briefs
Addressing Patent Myths

Activist groups routinely accuse companies of “abusing” the patent system by engaging in practices such as “royalty stacking,” “patent evergreening,” “product hopping,”...

BlogFact Checks
Fact Check: The Myth of So-Called “Royalty Free” and “Open” Standards

The word “open” has become increasingly misused in the world of technology standards. In policy and antitrust terms, an open standard is...

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Highlights from the October 8 PERA Hearing

On October 8, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property held a hearing on the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) to examine...

News
Commerce Moves to Take Cut of Research Patents
American Institute of Physics
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Counting Patents, Not Progress: Another Misdiagnosis by I-MAK
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Letters
C4IP Letter to Senate and House IP Subcommittees on Designating October as National IP Month

Dear Chairmen Tillis and Issa and Ranking Members Schiff and Johnson: On behalf of the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP), I write...

Press Releases
Council for Innovation Promotion Urges Caution Regarding I-MAK’s New Report on Patents and Drug Pricing

WASHINGTON (October 20, 2025) — Today, the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) Executive Director Frank Cullen released the following statement regarding a...

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Inventor Spotlight: Malcom McLean

C4IP is honoring Malcom McLean (1913-2001), whose invention of containerized shipping revolutionized global trade. Born into a farming family in North Carolina,...

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C4IP Post-Hearing Brief RE: U.S. International Trade Commission Investigation No. 332-596: COVID-19 Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Supply, Demand, and TRIPS Agreement Flexibilities,

03/29/2023
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C4IP Testimony RE: U.S. International Trade Commission Investigation No. 332-596: COVID-19 Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Supply, Demand, and TRIPS Agreement Flexibilities,

03/29/2023
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Inventors Have a Right to Sell Their Patented Products by Blocking Copycats,

03/29/2023
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Industry, NGOs Spar Over Need to Extend TRIPS COVID IP Waiver at ITC Hearing,

03/29/2023
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Banning non-compete agreements hurts US companies and workers,

03/23/2023
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C4IP Letter to Senate HELP Committee on Bayh-Dole Act, 28 U.S. Code § 1498,

03/17/2023
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Inventor Spotlight: Bob Born, the “Father of Peeps”,

03/15/2023
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Patents, spy balloons and outcompeting China: What our leaders are missing,

03/12/2023
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C4IP Comments RE: Joint USPTO-FDA Collaboration Initiatives (PTO-P-2022-0037),

03/10/2023
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Doubting juries is a mistake: Patent cases can be handled perfectly well by courts and citizens,

03/10/2023
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Digital Piracy Throws Creative Ecosystem into Disarray,

03/08/2023
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Will the Biden administration undermine cutting-edge industries in Texas?,

03/06/2023
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