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This Month in IP: July 2026

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

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C4IP Coalition Updates: July 2026

July Highlights: Protecting American IP in the Internet Era The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet...

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Fact Check: Debunking Myths About Section 101 and PERA

Policymakers at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office are working to bring greater clarity to one of the most confusing areas of...

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Pappas Sworn in as ITC Commissioner
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Eileen McDermott
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Why More Americans Should Consider Careers at WIPO

Few countries have contributed more to global innovation than the United States. That success has relied, in no small part, on a...

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Young helps lead the way on protecting U.S. innovations
Indianapolis Business Journal
Kristin Jones
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Fact Check: House Judiciary Subcommittee on the ETHIC Act

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet recently held a hearing titled “Medicines and IP: Balancing...

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Council for Innovation Promotion Applauds New NAI-USPTO Innovation Initiative

WASHINGTON (July 28, 2026) — Today, the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) applauded the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and the U.S....

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Inventor Spotlight: Frederick McKinley Jones

C4IP is recognizing Frederick McKinley Jones (1893-1961), whose invention of mobile refrigeration revolutionized how the world transports food and medicine. Orphaned at...

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House Committee Weighs Copyright, AI and Anti-Piracy Web Reforms
Legis1 Editorial
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Op-ed In Brief: How China Is Winning the Global Intellectual Property Race

In a new article for The National Interest, C4IP Co-Chair and former USPTO Director David Kappos and China intellectual property (IP) policy...

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Senate Judiciary Committee hears varying opinions on patent-eligibility rules
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Thomas Long, J.D.
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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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This Week in Washington IP: Budget Hearings, Problems Posed by AI, and Government Use of Section 1498 for Private Patent Infringement,

04/17/2023
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Videos:

Does Section 1498 Really Allow the Government to Ignore Patent Protections?,

04/17/2023
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C4IP Response to CMS Solicitation of Comments Concerning Initial Guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) Medicare Drug Negotiation Program,

04/14/2023
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America can defeat China and win the future if we do this one thing,

04/14/2023
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Vidal Tells IP Press USPTO Has Been Listening and Learning in Year One—But Now It’s Time for Action,

04/13/2023
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Inventor Spotlight: Ronald J. Harp,

04/13/2023
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WHO pushes for more access to COVID-19 drugs,

04/11/2023
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Inventor Spotlight: Chester Greenwood,

04/10/2023
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A Look Into the Growing Reluctance to Fund Startups,

04/06/2023
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