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Inventor Spotlight: Joseph Lee

C4IP is recognizing Joseph Lee (1849-1908), who helped transform baking from a labor-intensive craft into an efficient national industry. Born into slavery...

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PERA-phrasing the Judicially Created Patent Eligibility Doctrine: Pros and Cons of Rewriting Section 101
JD Supra
Mags Martin
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 farms...

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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....

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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...

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House Committee Weighs Copyright, AI and Anti-Piracy Web Reforms
Legis1 Editorial
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This Month in IP: May 2024,

06/06/2024

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Organizations Tell USPTO Proposed 2025 Fees ‘Misuse’ Office’s Fee Setting Authority,

06/05/2024

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Biden’s shortsighted patent attacks threaten American innovation,

06/04/2024

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C4IP Comments RE: Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2025 (PTO-P-2022-0033),

06/03/2024

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Resources:

C4IP Comments RE: Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2025 (PTO-P-2022-0033),

06/03/2024

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As Senate’s gaze lands on patents, a former US PTO chief calls the effort a ‘broad misunderstanding’,

05/30/2024

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Former USPTO Officials Urge Vidal to Immediately Withdraw NPRM on Terminal Disclaimers,

05/29/2024

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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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