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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...

Resources
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...

Videos
The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA)
Videos
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...

Blog
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
News
Counting Patents, Not Progress: Another Misdiagnosis by I-MAK
IPWatchdog
C4IPResources
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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Press Releases:

FY2023 Omnibus Bill Includes Pro-IP Provisions, Avoids IP Landmines,

12/21/2022
Op-Eds:

Op-Eds:

Assaults on intellectual property are crushing American innovation,

12/21/2022
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News:

WTO divided over expanding COVID-19 IP waiver,

12/16/2022
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Resources:

C4IP Letter to Secretary Becerra on Xtandi march-in petition,

12/15/2022
Blog:

Blog:

The counterfeiters who steal Christmas,

12/15/2022
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Resources:

C4IP Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee on the Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2022,

12/13/2022
Op-Eds:

Op-Eds:

Patent Protections Need a PR Makeover,

12/11/2022
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Blog:

USTR: Don’t let opposition to TRIPS waiver expansion stop here,

12/06/2022
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News:

C4IP Presents Webinar on COVID Waiver Extension,

12/05/2022
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Blog:

U.S. Senate Unanimously Passes the Patents for Humanity Act of 2022,

12/02/2022
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Videos:

Unpacking the Proposed TRIPS Waiver Expansion: A Conversation with Gary Locke,

12/01/2022
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News:

Former Commerce, USPTO Heads Push for U.S. to Lead Opposition to Extending WTO’s COVID IP Waiver,

12/01/2022
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