Inventor Spotlight: Mark Dean
This month, C4IP is recognizing Mark Dean, a pioneer of personal computers. Dean was born in Jefferson City, Tennessee, in 1957, and studied electrical engineering at the University of Tennessee and Florida Atlantic University before becoming chief engineer of IBM’s personal computers division at the age of 25. He led the team behind IBM’s first personal computer and holds three of
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This Month in IP: February 2024
Innovation requires IP. Without a strong patent system, innovation does not happen at scale. Virtually every invention of impact is patented, as exemplified by these historical examples from the month of February: 1916: On February 8, Charles Kettering received a patent for the first self-starting automobile engine, a technology that has since been universally incorporated
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C4IP Coalition Updates: February 2024
February was a busy month for C4IP! Here’s a roundup of what our Coalition accomplished over the past month. February Highlights: Protecting the Bayh-Dole Act February 6 concluded NIST’s public comment period for the newly proposed “march-in” framework, which would twist the Bayh-Dole Act into a mechanism for government price control. If implemented, such government
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New Op-Ed from C4IP Co-Chair David Kappos: The European Parliament could destroy the continent’s tech sector
Former USPTO Director and C4IP Co-Chair David Kappos published an opinion piece this week in the Brussels Times advocating against the European Parliament’s proposal to micromanage standard-essential patent (SEP) licensing, which would represent a massive blow to European tech innovators if adopted. Kappos explains how the European Parliament’s proposal, which would task bureaucrats with managing
The Council for Innovation Promotion and University of Texas at Tyler Host Roundtable on Innovation and Entrepreneurship With Rep. Nathaniel Moran (TX-01)
TYLER, TX (February 20, 2024) — Today, the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) and the University of Texas at Tyler will host a roundtable event featuring special guest Congressman Nathaniel Moran, who represents Texas’ first district, along with local entrepreneurs, inventors, venture capitalists, and intellectual property experts. The roundtable will center on how East Texas
Fact Check: The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act Would Promote Medical Innovation
Claim: During a January 23 Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property hearing, Richard Blaylock — on behalf of Invitae Corporation — claimed that “PERA as introduced would stifle innovation and harm patient care in the fields of diagnostic genetic testing and precision medicine.” Correction: The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) is an essential reform to
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C4IP Accepting Applications For Prestigious D.C. Summer 2024 Internship
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 12, 2024) — Today, the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) opened applications for its summer internship program based in Washington, D.C. Interns will have an opportunity to work directly with nationally recognized IP experts, including two past directors of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and two former Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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Celebrating American Innovation: John Kellogg
C4IP is recognizing John Kellogg, whose invention of the first breakfast cereal transformed American nutrition. John Harvey Kellogg was born in Michigan in February 1852. Kellogg learned early on to value healthy living, which ultimately led him to pursue a career in medicine. He studied at the University of Michigan Medical School and later at Bellevue Hospital Medical College, where
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