Council for Innovation Promotion

Publish Date
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...

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...

The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA)
C4IP Patent Myth Video Series
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,”...

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...

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...

Commerce Moves to Take Cut of Research Patents
American Institute of Physics
Counting Patents, Not Progress: Another Misdiagnosis by I-MAK
IPWatchdog
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...

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...

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,...

Videos:

Videos:

Andrei Iancu, Former USPTO Director, Speaking at C4IP Launch Reception Pt. 1,

09/28/2022

Videos:

Videos:

Innovation is the Backbone of U.S. Economic Success,

09/22/2022

News:

News:

First House office will hold union vote today,

09/22/2022

News:

News:

IP Leaders Join Forces to Counter Anti-IP Narratives,

09/22/2022

News:

News:

IP Luminaries Launch Group To Promote, Defend Innovation,

09/22/2022

Blog:

Blog:

It’s time to support today’s Edisons,

09/22/2022

News:

News:

Ex-patent officials, U.S. judges join lobbyist for IP policy push,

09/22/2022

Press Releases:

Press Releases:

Former USPTO Directors Launch Bipartisan Advocacy Organization Dedicated to Promoting and Defending U.S. Innovation,

09/21/2022

Op-Eds:

Op-Eds:

The Law is Clear: There’s No Legal Authority to Control Prices Via Bayh-Dole,

08/02/2022

Op-Eds:

Op-Eds:

America’s 21st Century Sputnik Moment,

04/14/2022

Op-Eds:

Op-Eds:

Removing patent rights to lower drug costs is dangerous precedent,

04/06/2022

Resources:

Resources:

Intellectual property and the U.S. economy: Third edition,

03/30/2022

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