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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 Announces New Chief Policy Officer and Counsel: Jamie Simpson,

04/25/2023
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We Are Helping China Win The Tech Race, Sacrificing Our National Security,

04/24/2023
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C4IP Board Co-Chairs Transmit Comments to European Commission on Draft SEP Legislation,

04/24/2023
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Draft SEP regulation threatens EU Commission’s credibility at WTO level, may backfire big-time: issues outlined by former U.S. government officials and senior Qualcomm lawyer,

04/21/2023
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Ex-US Officials Slam EU Standard-Essential Patent Draft Rules,

04/21/2023
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Inventor Spotlight: The Wright Brothers,

04/21/2023
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When Apple Comes Calling, ‘It’s the Kiss of Death’,

04/20/2023
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Public Comments on European Commission Draft SEP Regulation,

04/19/2023
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America weakens intellectual property rights while global rivals strengthen them,

04/19/2023
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IP VIPs Slam U.S. Government’s Bid to Extend Section 1498(a) to Private Patent Infringement,

04/18/2023
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The U.S. Patent System Isn’t Broken,

04/18/2023
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Fact Check: There Is No Patent Quality Crisis,

04/18/2023
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