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Inventor Spotlight: Samuel Alderson

C4IP is recognizing Samuel Alderson (1914-2005), whose invention of the crash test dummy has saved countless lives by improving vehicle safety. Raised...

Council for Innovation Promotion
IP: American as apple pie and essential for biotech
"That's because the Founders, in creating our country and looking at the model of what was working and not working in England,...
Bio.News
Clary Estes
Public Comments
C4IP Comments RE: Foreign Trade Barriers to U.S. Exports for 2027 Reporting (USTR-2026-0498)
Council for Innovation Promotion
C4IP Urges Treasury to Reconsider Proposed Rule to Extend COINS Act Investment Restrictions to Biotech
C4IP President and CEO Coke Morgan Stewart said the rule should 'distinguish transactions that pose genuine security risks from those that bring...
IPWatchdog
Eileen McDermott
Council for Innovation Promotion Urges Protection for American Biotechnology Innovation While Supporting Treasury’s National Security Efforts

WASHINGTON (October 27, 2026) — The Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) today raised concerns about potential unintended consequences for American biotechnology innovation...

Council for Innovation Promotion
A Former Patent Office Official Warns Washington Not to Trade Away IP Rights for AI Speed
As Washington debates how aggressively to support the AI industry's growth, Coke Morgan Stewart, president and CEO of the Council for Innovation...
Washington Morning
Josh Weiner
Former USPTO Official Says AI Growth Should Protect Creators’ Rights
Coke Morgan Stewart, a former deputy under secretary of commerce for intellectual property, urged the United States Oct. 27 to preserve protections...
Riza Dagoc
Drug Prices, Patents & America’s Innovation Economy w/Andrei Iancu
Andrei Iancu, former Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), partner at Sullivan & Cromwell, and co-founder of the...
Lunch Hour Podcast
Andrew Langer
Do Not Let a Paperwork ‘Gotcha’ Sink Valuable Medicines
IPWatchdog
Jamie Simpson
Celebrating IP Month: Four Patents That Made History

Intellectual Property (IP) Month, recognized every October, offers an opportunity to celebrate the inventions that have shaped American life, from the nation’s...

Council for Innovation Promotion
Former Trump, Biden officials: America’s security depends on startups. Weak patent policy is undermining them
Fortune
Andrei Iancu and Chris Inglis
Fact Check: Correcting Three Misconceptions About Terminal Disclaimers

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

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Blog, Fact Checks:

Fact Check: Senator Sanders’ Misguided Hearing,

05/23/2023

Videos:

Videos:

C4IP Co-Chair Andrei Iancu Discusses IP Landscape with WIPO DG Daren Tang,

05/22/2023

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Blog:

IP Policy Transcends Partisanship,

05/18/2023

Blog:

Blog:

Patents are the Key in the Race to Out-Innovate China,

05/17/2023

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News:

Michel Puts Hope in ‘Imminent’ Patent Bills Following SCOTUS Eligibility Denials,

05/16/2023

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News:

Sixth IP Awareness Summit Debunks Stigma Against IP Rights, Urges Efforts to Reach Underserved Innovators,

05/13/2023

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News:

Can America Win the AI Race? The Key Role of Intellectual Property Rights with Andrei Iancu,

05/10/2023

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Resources:

C4IP Letter to House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Health RE: Hearing on Medical Innovation and Patient Access,

05/10/2023

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Op-Eds:

Washington fiddles while China burns our innovators,

05/10/2023

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Blog:

Inventor Spotlight: Florence Parpart,

05/09/2023

News:

News:

Should Non-Compete Agreements Be Banned by the FTC?,

05/08/2023

Fact Checks:

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An Expanded TRIPS Waiver is Unnecessary,

05/03/2023

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