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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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New Op-Ed from Ambassador Jeffrey Gerrish and former USPTO Director Andrei Iancu: Foreign nations profited off of us — now Trump is striking back,

03/27/2026

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Closing the PTAB Loophole: Targeting Real Threats to U.S. Innovation Without Overreaching,

03/27/2026

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IPWatchdog Masters Hall of Fame: 2026 Award Recipients,

03/25/2026

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C4IP Letter to House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet RE: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,

03/24/2026

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Fact Check: Limiting Injunctive Relief Harms, Not Helps, Inventors,

03/20/2026

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Not just tariffs: Foreign nations profited off of us — now Trump is striking back,

03/20/2026

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Women in IP: Former Judge Kathleen O’Malley on the future of US patent policy,

03/17/2026

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Inventor Spotlight: James West and Gerhard Sessler,

03/16/2026

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Council for Innovation Promotion Welcomes Andrew Byrnes to Advisory Board,

03/10/2026

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This Month in IP: February 2026,

03/06/2026

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C4IP Coalition Updates: February 2026,

03/06/2026

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Nomination call: Influential Women in IP list closes ahead of International Women’s Day,

03/06/2026

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