Fact Check: PTAB Reform Would Benefit, Not Harm, Small Inventors
Claim: In a letter published August 8, Public Citizen, along with several other advocacy organizations, claimed that reforming the PTAB would hamper innovation and disproportionately hurt small inventors. Correction: As C4IP recently addressed, the opposite is true — proposed reforms aim to address flaws in existing PTAB procedures to more appropriately balance equities between innovators and those who want to
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Council for Innovation Promotion Statement on ITC TRIPS Waiver Report
WASHINGTON (October 18, 2023) — Yesterday, the United States International Trade Commission published its report on a possible TRIPS waiver expansion. Frank Cullen, executive director of the Council for Innovation Promotion, issued the following statement regarding the report: “Now that the USITC has completed its report, the Office of the United States Trade Representative should
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Celebrating American Innovation: Bill Bowerman
This month, C4IP is recognizing Bill Bowerman, a collegiate track coach and co-founder of Nike, Inc., who revolutionized sport and style with his invention of the modern athletic shoe. William Jay “Bill” Bowerman Jr. was born in Portland, Oregon in 1911. He attended Medford High School and later the University of Oregon, where he excelled
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