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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...

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...

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...

Fact Check: Debunking The Myth of “Evergreening” and “Patent Thicketing”

Former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan recently appeared on The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart, where their discussion revived familiar tropes...

This Month in IP: December 2025

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

C4IP Coalition Updates: December 2025

December Highlights: Counterfeits and the Hidden Risks of Holiday Shopping For many American families, shopping is a central part of the holiday...

Inventor Spotlight: Augustine Sackett

C4IP is recognizing Augustine Sackett (1841-1914), whose invention of gypsum wallboard, or drywall, transformed building construction across America and around the world....

Fact Check: What Critics Get Wrong About the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act

A coalition of anti-patent groups — including the R Street Institute, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Public Knowledge, and others — recently sent...

C4IP Coalition Updates: November 2025

November Highlights: The Upcoming Review of the USMCA This fall marked the beginning of the first scheduled Joint Review process for the...

This Month in IP: November 2025

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

Fact Check: Weakening the patent system won’t lower prices for patients. It would undermine medical progress.

In a recent STAT article, I-MAK CEO Tahir Amin argues that abuses of the patent system are leading to higher drug costs....

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Inventor Spotlight: William Coolidge,

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Why Is The US Helping China Undermine Global Innovation?,

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C4IP Coalition Updates: April 2024,

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This Month in IP: April 2024,

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Fact Check: The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act Would Not Make Certain Inventions Automatically Patentable,

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Inventor Spotlight: Margaret Knight,

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C4IP Coalition Updates: March 2024,

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This Month in IP: March 2024,

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China’s surging innovation investments are a wake-up call to Congress,

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Fact Check: The WHO Draft Treaty Would Sabotage Pandemic Preparedness,

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Inventor Spotlight: Mark Dean,

03/13/2024

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Congress needs to clean up the Supreme Court’s mess on patents,

03/13/2024

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