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This Month in IP: January 2026

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

C4IP Coalition Updates: January 2026

January Highlights: Defending American IP on the Global Stage America’s intellectual property system increasingly faces challenges that come not from within the...

Watching your Wallet: How Super Bowl counterfeits could cost you
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European SEP developments spur calls to add UK, Germany and UPC to US patent watch list
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U.S. government consultation: some stakeholders want UK on watch list for interim licenses, others attack UPC and Germany over SEP injunctions
IP Fray
SEP policies in EU, UK, draw US stakeholder scrutiny in Special 301 comments
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Beall Applied Innovation hosts event highlighting O.C.’s ‘innovation ecosystem’
Counterfeit Super Bowl merchandise floods fans ahead of the big game: How to spot fakes
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Council for Innovation Promotion, UC Irvine, and Orange County Business Council Host Discussion on OC Innovation

IRVINE, CA (January 29, 2026) — Today, Thursday, January 29, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM PT, the Council for Innovation Promotion...

Debunking common myths in the SEP patent pool debate

Patent pools are a time-tested approach to licensing standard-essential patents, also known as SEPs. These collaborative arrangements allow implementers to conveniently obtain...

Public Comments
C4IP Comments RE: The 2026 Special 301 Review (USTR-2025-0243)
Inventor Spotlight: George de Mestral

C4IP is recognizing George de Mestral (1907-1990), whose invention of Velcro fasteners has become an integral part of products from clothing to...

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This Month in IP: January 2026,

02/05/2026

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C4IP Coalition Updates: January 2026,

02/05/2026

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Watching your Wallet: How Super Bowl counterfeits could cost you,

02/05/2026

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European SEP developments spur calls to add UK, Germany and UPC to US patent watch list,

02/04/2026

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U.S. government consultation: some stakeholders want UK on watch list for interim licenses, others attack UPC and Germany over SEP injunctions,

02/04/2026

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SEP policies in EU, UK, draw US stakeholder scrutiny in Special 301 comments,

02/03/2026

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Beall Applied Innovation hosts event highlighting O.C.’s ‘innovation ecosystem’,

02/03/2026

News:

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Counterfeit Super Bowl merchandise floods fans ahead of the big game: How to spot fakes,

02/02/2026

Press Releases:

Press Releases:

Council for Innovation Promotion, UC Irvine, and Orange County Business Council Host Discussion on OC Innovation,

01/29/2026

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Debunking common myths in the SEP patent pool debate,

01/28/2026

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Resources:

C4IP Comments RE: The 2026 Special 301 Review (USTR-2025-0243),

01/28/2026

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Inventor Spotlight: George de Mestral,

01/23/2026

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