This month, C4IP is recognizing William Coolidge, who transformed medicine with his invention of the modern X-ray. Coolidge was born in 1873 in Hudson, Massachusetts, and studied electrical engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Leipzig before joining the General Electric Research Laboratory. He earned more than 80 patents during his […]
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C4IP was busy over the past month! Here’s a roundup of what our Coalition accomplished during the month of April. April Highlights: Reforming Patent Adjudication With PREVAIL The Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act was introduced by Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
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Strong, consistent IP protections throughout U.S. history enabled the creation of the innovative and useful technologies that we use regularly today. From communication to entertainment, every aspect of our lives has benefited greatly from IP, as shown by these historical examples from the month of April: 1973: On April 17, Ralph Baer received a patent
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WASHINGTON (April 29, 2024) — Today, Representatives Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) introduced the Restoring America’s Leadership in Innovation Act of 2024. Frank Cullen, executive director of the Council for Innovation Promotion, released the following statement applauding the legislation’s introduction: “C4IP thanks Representatives Massie and Kaptur for recognizing that we need to significantly
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WASHINGTON (April 26, 2024) — Today, Executive Director of the Council for Innovation Promotion Frank Cullen released the following statement to mark this year’s World Intellectual Property Day, which focuses on how intellectual property (IP) contributes to and promotes sustainable development:
Patents provide crucial incentives for inventors and businesses to invest time and funds into cutting-edge and emerging technologies. However, a series of Supreme Court decisions issued during the 2010s muddled the state of patent eligibility for many such technologies, such as medical diagnostics and artificial intelligence. The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) would restore pre-2010
