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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...

Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act Would Limit Patent Rights of National Security-Designated Entities
IPWatchdog
IP at America’s 250th
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...

Letters
C4IP Letter to Senate HELP Committee RE: Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act Markup
Lawmakers warn against weakening IP for medicines in House hearing
Bio.News
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
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...

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...

Letters
C4IP Letter to House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet RE: Hearing on Medicines and IP
Hikma Ruling Looms Large in House IP Subcommittee Hearing Debating Legislation Favoring Generic Drugmakers
IPWatchdog
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Patent Office Rulemaking Can Curb Abuses via America Invents Act,

07/19/2023

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Who does Advancing America’s Interests Act really help?,

07/18/2023

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Celebrating American Innovation: Josephine Cochrane,

07/18/2023

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C4IP Letter to Senator Thom Tillis RE: Support of PERA,

07/14/2023

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The Future of AI and IP,

07/13/2023

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C4IP Report Urges Pro-IP Rights Agenda to Counteract U.S. Innovation Stagnation,

07/11/2023

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Iancu and O’Malley Head to Sullivan & Cromwell,

07/11/2023

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Press Releases:

With New Policy Agenda, C4IP Calls on Congress to Protect and Enhance U.S. IP Leadership,

07/11/2023

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C4IP Comments RE: PAHPA,

07/10/2023

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Fact Check: The ITC’s Import Process and Bans Help Protect U.S. Innovators,

07/10/2023

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Rep. Buck introduces bill to reform US patent challenges,

07/08/2023

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Scholarly Opportunities,

07/06/2023

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