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Council for Innovation Promotion Releases Report on Licensing Negotiation Groups by Professor Jonathan Barnett

WASHINGTON (April 14, 2026) — Today, the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) released a new report examining the market impact of licensing...

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C4IP Coalition Updates: March 2026

March Highlights: Countering Chinese Threats to IP In March, China released its 15th Five-Year Plan — an economic policy roadmap that envisages...

This Month in IP: March 2026

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Op-Ed from former USPTO Director David Kappos: The Nobel Prize winners have a lesson for us all

In a piece published by Fortune, C4IP Co-Chair and former USPTO Director David Kappos explains how the work of three Nobel Prize-winning...

Continued Innovation is the Key to Maintaining U.S. National Security

The New York Times Editorial Board recently released a multi-part series, “Overmatched,” exploring the ways in which “the U.S. military is ill...

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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

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Closing the PTAB Loophole: Targeting Real Threats to U.S. Innovation Without Overreaching
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Letters
C4IP Letter to House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet RE: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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Among the most consequential foreign policy developments is the European Union’s (EU’s) consideration of policies that could limit access to injunctive relief....

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David Kappos, Former USPTO Director, Speaking at C4IP Launch Reception,

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Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) Speaking at C4IP Launch Reception,

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Andrei Iancu, Former USPTO Director, Speaking at C4IP Launch Reception Pt. 2,

09/28/2022

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Andrei Iancu, Former USPTO Director, Speaking at C4IP Launch Reception Pt. 1,

09/28/2022

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Innovation is the Backbone of U.S. Economic Success,

09/22/2022

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First House office will hold union vote today,

09/22/2022

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IP Leaders Join Forces to Counter Anti-IP Narratives,

09/22/2022

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IP Luminaries Launch Group To Promote, Defend Innovation,

09/22/2022

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Blog:

It’s time to support today’s Edisons,

09/22/2022

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News:

Ex-patent officials, U.S. judges join lobbyist for IP policy push,

09/22/2022

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Press Releases:

Former USPTO Directors Launch Bipartisan Advocacy Organization Dedicated to Promoting and Defending U.S. Innovation,

09/21/2022

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The Law is Clear: There’s No Legal Authority to Control Prices Via Bayh-Dole,

08/02/2022

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