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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,...
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Clary Estes
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C4IP Comments RE: Foreign Trade Barriers to U.S. Exports for 2027 Reporting (USTR-2026-0498)
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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...
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Eileen McDermott
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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...

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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
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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
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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
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Do Not Let a Paperwork ‘Gotcha’ Sink Valuable Medicines
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Jamie Simpson
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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...

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Former Trump, Biden officials: America’s security depends on startups. Weak patent policy is undermining them
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Andrei Iancu and Chris Inglis
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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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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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C4IP Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee RE: May 21, 2024 Hearing on Drug Prices,

05/20/2024
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Industry Reacts to USPTO Guidance on Using AI to Innovate,

05/20/2024
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C4IP Letter to Senate Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee RE: The Invent Here, Make Here Act of 2023,

05/15/2024
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USPTO Guidance On AI And Patents Draws Worry And Praise,

05/14/2024
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C4IP Comments RE: Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions (PTO-P-2023-0043),

05/13/2024
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Inventor Spotlight: William Coolidge,

05/13/2024
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C4IP Comments RE: Unlocking the Full Potential of Intellectual Property by Translating More Innovation to the Marketplace (PTO-C-2024-0004),

05/13/2024
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Why Is The US Helping China Undermine Global Innovation?,

05/13/2024
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IP Owners Call For PTAB Amendment Plan To Be Permanent,

05/08/2024
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C4IP Comments RE: Motion to Amend Practice and Procedures in Trial Proceedings Under the America Invents Act Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTO-P-2020-0060),

05/03/2024
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