Council for Innovation Promotion

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Inventor Spotlight: Stephanie Kwolek

C4IP is recognizing Stephanie Kwolek (1923-2014), a pioneering chemist who revolutionized materials science and saved lives through her invention of Kevlar. Kwolek...

USTR official signals IP priority as Special 301 morphs into enforcement tool
IAM
Calls for Stronger IP Protections Expected to Dominate Trade Hearing
The Well News
Why C4IP Supports the RESTORE Patent Rights Act

The Constitution grants inventors the “exclusive right” to their discoveries — a foundational principle of our patent system. This exclusive right isn’t...

AI Cos. Would Have To Disclose Training Under Bipartisan Bill
Law360
Council for Innovation Promotion Applauds Introduction of the Copyright Labeling and Ethical AI Reporting (CLEAR) Act

WASHINGTON (February 10, 2026) — Today, Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA) and John Curtis (R-UT) introduced the Copyright Labeling and Ethical AI Reporting...

This Month in IP: January 2026

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

C4IP Coalition Updates: January 2026

January Highlights: Defending American IP on the Global Stage America’s intellectual property system increasingly faces challenges that come not from within the...

Watching your Wallet: How Super Bowl counterfeits could cost you
WFSB-TV
European SEP developments spur calls to add UK, Germany and UPC to US patent watch list
IAM
U.S. government consultation: some stakeholders want UK on watch list for interim licenses, others attack UPC and Germany over SEP injunctions
IP Fray
SEP policies in EU, UK, draw US stakeholder scrutiny in Special 301 comments
MLex
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Patent Protections Need a PR Makeover,

12/11/2022

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USTR: Don’t let opposition to TRIPS waiver expansion stop here,

12/06/2022

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C4IP Presents Webinar on COVID Waiver Extension,

12/05/2022

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U.S. Senate Unanimously Passes the Patents for Humanity Act of 2022,

12/02/2022

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Two former Commerce Department executives take on intellectual property protection,

12/02/2022

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Videos:

Unpacking the Proposed TRIPS Waiver Expansion: A Conversation with Gary Locke,

12/01/2022

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News:

Ex-IP Chiefs Urge US To Focus On Next Pandemic, Not Waiver,

12/01/2022

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Former Commerce, USPTO Heads Push for U.S. to Lead Opposition to Extending WTO’s COVID IP Waiver,

12/01/2022

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Op-Eds:

SCOTUS Weakened Our Patent System. Congress Can Fix It.,

12/01/2022

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IP: The Gift That Keeps On Giving,

11/29/2022

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With an Eye Toward Innovation, China’s Xi Packs Gov’t as U.S. Lacks Innovation Commitment,

11/22/2022

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Op-Eds:

Congress Should Pass Tillis-Coons Patent Eligibility Bill,

11/18/2022

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