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C4IP Sets Out Pro-IP Agenda for Congress and Trump Admin

The Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) released a report Monday urging the Trump Administration and Congress to take 18 key steps to...

IPWatchdog
Council for Innovation Promotion Policy Agenda Outlines Innovation Priorities for New Congress

WASHINGTON (April 7, 2025) — Today, the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) released its 2025 innovation policy agenda, which highlights 18 key...

C4IP Coalition Updates: March 2025

March was a busy month for C4IP! We added to our leadership and engaged in advocacy on a variety of issues, from...

This Month in IP: March 2025

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

Council for Innovation Promotion, UK Innovate, partners to host forum with former USPTO director to explore ‘blueprints for innovation in Kentucky’

LEXINGTON, KY (April 3, 2025) — UK Innovate, the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP), and the Kentucky Intellectual Property Alliance (KYIPA) —...

Senate Panel Advances Bills Tackling Drug Patents, Pricing

A U.S. Senate panel on Thursday approved a group of bills tackling pharmaceutical patents and drug pricing, including measures that claim to...

Law360
Senate Judiciary Committee to Consider Bills Targeting Pharma Patents and Pricing

On Thursday morning, the full U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will convene an executive business meeting to consider several pieces of proposed legislation...

IPWatchdog
Letters
C4IP Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee RE: Hearing on April 3, 2025
Former USPTO director says AI ‘not a debate,’ all works need protections

Former US Patent and Trademark Office Director Andrei Iancu advocated today for broad patent and copyright protections for artificial intelligence works on...

MLex
Nokia, Amazon settlement keeps USITC views on SEPs under wraps for now

When the US International Trade Commission asked for input on whether negotiating tactics should factor into the public interest inquiry and exclusion...

MLex
Congress Must Reform The PTAB To Protect Small Innovators

The 119th Congress is in full swing, and one priority should be reforming the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s quasi-judicial patent review...

Law360
Fact Check: Examining Claims about China’s IP Practices

Discussions about China’s treatment of intellectual property have recently intensified in Washington, with some policymakers weighing more drastic measures to counteract perceived...

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C4IP Sets Out Pro-IP Agenda for Congress and Trump Admin,

04/08/2025

Press Releases:

Press Releases:

Council for Innovation Promotion Policy Agenda Outlines Innovation Priorities for New Congress,

04/07/2025

Blog:

Blog:

C4IP Coalition Updates: March 2025,

04/03/2025

Blog:

Blog:

This Month in IP: March 2025,

04/03/2025

Press Releases:

Press Releases:

Council for Innovation Promotion, UK Innovate, partners to host forum with former USPTO director to explore ‘blueprints for innovation in Kentucky’,

04/03/2025

News:

News:

Senate Panel Advances Bills Tackling Drug Patents, Pricing,

04/03/2025

News:

News:

Senate Judiciary Committee to Consider Bills Targeting Pharma Patents and Pricing,

04/02/2025

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Resources:

C4IP Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee RE: Hearing on April 3, 2025,

04/02/2025

News:

News:

Former USPTO director says AI ‘not a debate,’ all works need protections,

04/01/2025

News:

News:

Nokia, Amazon settlement keeps USITC views on SEPs under wraps for now,

03/31/2025

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Op-Eds:

Congress Must Reform The PTAB To Protect Small Innovators,

03/27/2025

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Fact Check: Examining Claims about China’s IP Practices,

03/26/2025

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