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Inventor Spotlight: Robert Goddard

C4IP is recognizing Robert Goddard (1882-1945), the “Father of American Rocketry,” whose numerous patented inventions enabled modern spaceflight. Goddard was born amid...

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Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act Would Limit Patent Rights of National Security-Designated Entities
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Council for Innovation Promotion Urges Congress to Reconsider the Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act

WASHINGTON (June 10, 2026) — Representatives John Moolenaar (R-MI), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), and Darrell Issa (R-CA) recently introduced the Prohibiting Adversarial Patents...

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C4IP Letter to Senate HELP Committee RE: Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act Markup
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Lawmakers warn against weakening IP for medicines in House hearing
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Council for Innovation Promotion Releases Report from Prof. Jonathan Barnett on the Role of IP in Innovation, Competition, and Technology Leadership

WASHINGTON (June 8, 2026) — Today, the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) released a new report independently authored by Professor Jonathan Barnett...

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Idea Factories: How Intellectual Property Sustains and Cultivates Technology Ecosystems
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C4IP Coalition Updates: May 2026

May Highlights: Strengthening Global IP Protection Through the Special 301 Report In late April, the Office of the United States Trade Representative...

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This Month in IP: May 2026

Strong, consistent IP protections throughout U.S. history enabled the creation of innovative and useful technologies that we use regularly today. From air...

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C4IP Letter to House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet RE: Hearing on Medicines and IP
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Hikma Ruling Looms Large in House IP Subcommittee Hearing Debating Legislation Favoring Generic Drugmakers
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Council for Innovation Promotion Report Finds Congress Continues to Underperform on Innovation Policy,

04/21/2026
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The Congressional Innovation Scorecard: Third Edition,

04/21/2026
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C4IP Letter to House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet RE: Hearing on Codes Development,

04/20/2026
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Fact Check: The ETHIC Act Targets a Problem That Doesn’t Exist,

04/17/2026
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Consumer, Patient Groups Push for Fast Markup of ETHIC Act,

04/15/2026
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Council for Innovation Promotion Releases Report on Licensing Negotiation Groups by Professor Jonathan Barnett,

04/14/2026
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An Unbalanced Proposal: Licensing Negotiation Groups for Wireless Technology in the Automotive Industry,

04/14/2026
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C4IP Coalition Updates: March 2026,

04/07/2026
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This Month in IP: March 2026,

04/07/2026
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Op-Ed from former USPTO Director David Kappos: The Nobel Prize winners have a lesson for us all,

04/06/2026
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Continued Innovation is the Key to Maintaining U.S. National Security,

03/30/2026
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The U.S. can win the AI race — if it gets patent policy right,

03/29/2026
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