Council for Innovation Promotion

Strong, consistent IP protections throughout U.S. history enabled the creation of innovative and useful technologies that we use regularly today. From frozen food to bridge construction, every aspect of our lives has benefited greatly from IP, as shown by these historical examples from the month of August: 1931: On August 18, Henry Bosenberg received the […]

On May 9, 2024, the USPTO issued a notice of proposed rulemaking adding a new requirement for filing terminal disclaimers, which are generally used to allow inventors to receive multiple patents stemming from the same patent application. This allows inventors to obtain an initial patent quickly if there is agreement with the examiner that some

Colorado College professor of economics Kristina M. L. Acri just published a new opinion piece in the Denver Post on the 2006 Supreme Court ruling, in eBay Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C., which has harmed American innovation by undermining small companies and entrepreneurs. The eBay decision eliminated injunctions – court orders requiring infringers to stop using

Netlist founder and CEO Chuck Hong recently published a new opinion piece in Fortune discussing his experiences as a tech entrepreneur and victim of predatory infringement, and highlighting how the RESTORE Patent Rights Act and PREVAIL Act could keep Big Tech in check. He explains how Google has stolen Netlist’s patented technology by taking advantage

This month, C4IP is recognizing Les Paul, whose invention of the solid-body electric guitar revolutionized the sound of popular music. Paul was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin in 1915, and established himself as a successful jazz and country musician before applying that experience to develop the invention for which he is best known: the solid-body electric