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Inventor Spotlight: Samuel Alderson

C4IP is recognizing Samuel Alderson (1914-2005), whose invention of the crash test dummy has saved countless lives by improving vehicle safety. Raised...

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IP: American as apple pie and essential for biotech
"That's because the Founders, in creating our country and looking at the model of what was working and not working in England,...
Bio.News
Clary Estes
Public Comments
C4IP Comments RE: Foreign Trade Barriers to U.S. Exports for 2027 Reporting (USTR-2026-0498)
Council for Innovation Promotion
C4IP Urges Treasury to Reconsider Proposed Rule to Extend COINS Act Investment Restrictions to Biotech
C4IP President and CEO Coke Morgan Stewart said the rule should 'distinguish transactions that pose genuine security risks from those that bring...
IPWatchdog
Eileen McDermott
Council for Innovation Promotion Urges Protection for American Biotechnology Innovation While Supporting Treasury’s National Security Efforts

WASHINGTON (October 27, 2026) — The Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) today raised concerns about potential unintended consequences for American biotechnology innovation...

Council for Innovation Promotion
A Former Patent Office Official Warns Washington Not to Trade Away IP Rights for AI Speed
As Washington debates how aggressively to support the AI industry's growth, Coke Morgan Stewart, president and CEO of the Council for Innovation...
Washington Morning
Josh Weiner
Former USPTO Official Says AI Growth Should Protect Creators’ Rights
Coke Morgan Stewart, a former deputy under secretary of commerce for intellectual property, urged the United States Oct. 27 to preserve protections...
Riza Dagoc
Drug Prices, Patents & America’s Innovation Economy w/Andrei Iancu
Andrei Iancu, former Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), partner at Sullivan & Cromwell, and co-founder of the...
Lunch Hour Podcast
Andrew Langer
Do Not Let a Paperwork ‘Gotcha’ Sink Valuable Medicines
IPWatchdog
Jamie Simpson
Celebrating IP Month: Four Patents That Made History

Intellectual Property (IP) Month, recognized every October, offers an opportunity to celebrate the inventions that have shaped American life, from the nation’s...

Council for Innovation Promotion
Former Trump, Biden officials: America’s security depends on startups. Weak patent policy is undermining them
Fortune
Andrei Iancu and Chris Inglis
Fact Check: Correcting Three Misconceptions About Terminal Disclaimers

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet recently held a hearing, “Medicines and IP: Balancing Innovation...

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Issa Hesitant to Renew USPTO Fee-Setting Authority Amid PTAB Changes,

09/03/2026

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C4IP Letter to House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet RE: USPTO Fee-Setting Authority,

09/01/2026

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Idea Factories: The Engine Behind America’s Innovation Economy,

08/28/2026

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Commenters Split on USPTO Proposal to Require RPI Disclosure for Reexams,

08/26/2026

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USPTO Anonymous Reexam Proposal Spurs Concern, Praise,

08/24/2026

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Former USPTO deputy director Coke Stewart on C4IP President appointment,

08/24/2026

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C4IP Comments RE: Requirement to Identify All Real Parties in Interest to a Third Party Request for an Ex Parte Reexamination (PTO-P-2025-0545),

08/21/2026

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Fact Check: What the Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act Gets Wrong About the Patent System,

08/21/2026

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Watch for Counterfeits in the Back-to-School Rush,

08/18/2026

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Former USPTO acting director takes the helm at C4IP,

08/17/2026

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Coke Stewart Appointed to Lead C4IP Weeks after Abrupt USPTO Departure,

08/17/2026

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Stewart Taking Over IP Advocacy Group After Leaving USPTO,

08/17/2026

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