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Inventor Spotlight: George de Mestral

C4IP is recognizing George de Mestral (1907-1990), whose invention of Velcro fasteners has become an integral part of products from clothing to...

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How to avoid buying fake sports merchandise ahead of Super Bowl Sunday
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Hearings & Markups: Trade Subcommittee Hearing on Maintaining American Innovation and Technology Leadership
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Fact Check: Debunking The Myth of “Evergreening” and “Patent Thicketing”

Former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan recently appeared on The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart, where their discussion revived familiar tropes...

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Former USPTO director urges legislators to pass patent reform laws, bolster international IP enforcement
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Witnesses Urge Action on Digital Trade
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Iancu Urges House Trade Subcommittee to Address Weakening of U.S. IP Rights By America’s Trading Partners
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Artificial Intelligence And Patent Law
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Council for Innovation Promotion Responds to Passage of EU General Pharmaceutical Legislation

WASHINGTON (January 8, 2026) — The European Council and Parliament recently finalized the General Pharmaceutical Legislation (GPL), a sweeping package of legislative...

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This Month in IP: December 2025

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

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C4IP Coalition Updates: December 2025

December Highlights: Counterfeits and the Hidden Risks of Holiday Shopping For many American families, shopping is a central part of the holiday...

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C4IP Response RE: OSTP RFI on Accelerating American Scientific Enterprise
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Intellectual property and the U.S. economy: Third edition,

03/30/2022
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U.S. patent system weakens: Protect IP to keep American tech at the top,

03/17/2022
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China’s formidable technology challenge,

03/17/2022
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The U.S. must fix its innovation engine: the patent system,

03/08/2022
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US Economy 2022: Diversity And Inclusion For The Heartland,

03/06/2022
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Lawmakers want to weaken U.S. patents that made new anti-COVID pills possible. We should do everything to protect them,

03/04/2022
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Big Tech is abusing the U.S. patent challenge system,

02/18/2022
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Thank You, Senator Tillis, for Recognizing the Need for Evidence-Based Policymaking in Patent Law,

02/15/2022
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The Supreme Court is partly to blame for the Covid-19 test kit shortage,

02/07/2022
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Can We Please Get Serious About Patents and Drug Pricing?,

01/06/2022
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World leaders should acknowledge that IP protections facilitate vaccine access,

12/24/2021
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USIJ White Paper on Fintiv Doctrine,

11/29/2021
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