Council for Innovation Promotion

C4IP is recognizing Clarence Birdseye — the “Father of Frozen Food” — whose invention of the quick-freezing method pioneered the modern frozen foods industry. Clarence Birdseye was born in 1886 in Brooklyn, New York. From an early age, Birdseye had a strong interest in the natural sciences; he studied biology for two years at Amherst College before leaving to

Today, former Texas Congressman Lamar Smith published an opinion piece in the Dallas Morning News on two bipartisan bills that could revitalize innovation and help entrepreneurs in the United States: the PREVAIL Act and the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act. The PREVAIL Act would reform the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), preventing Big Tech firms

C4IP was productive during the month of August! Here’s a roundup of what our Coalition was up to over the past month. September 28 will mark the one-year anniversary of C4IP’s launch. We look forward to many more years to come, dedicated to promoting strong and effective IP rights. On September 10, C4IP Co-Chair Andrei

C4IP is recognizing patents, copyrights, and trademarks registered during the month of August for historic inventions that changed their industries and the way we live today. 1930: On August 26, Philo T. Farnsworth received a patent for the first completely electronic television, laying the foundation for an industry that would revolutionize news, sports, and entertainment.

Over the weekend, former DNC Chair and Vermont Gov. Howard Dean published an opinion piece in the Boston Herald encouraging Congress to pass the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act. The legislation, introduced by Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), aims to eliminate uncertainty caused by Supreme Court rulings around what types of inventions are