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C4IP Coalition Updates: October 2026

Highlight: Welcoming Valencia Martin Wallace to C4IP’s Advisory Board Former USPTO Acting Commissioner for Patents Valencia Martin Wallace joined C4IP’s Advisory Board...

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This Month in IP: October 2026

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

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Inventor Spotlight: Samuel Alderson

C4IP is recognizing Samuel Alderson (1914-2005), whose invention of the crash test dummy has saved countless lives by improving vehicle safety. Raised...

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Celebrating IP Month: Four Patents That Made History

Intellectual Property (IP) Month, recognized every October, offers an opportunity to celebrate the inventions that have shaped American life, from the nation’s...

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Fact Check: Correcting Three Misconceptions About Terminal Disclaimers

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet recently held a hearing, “Medicines and IP: Balancing Innovation...

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C4IP Coalition Updates: September 2026

Highlight: Championing American Innovation During Intellectual Property Month Innovators, creators, and policymakers across the country are celebrating Intellectual Property Month — an...

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This Month in IP: September 2026

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

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Highlights from the “Idea Factories” Webinar

On Wednesday, September 23, C4IP hosted a webinar centered around the findings of a recent report, Idea Factories: How Intellectual Property Sustains...

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Inventor Spotlight: Dr. Patricia Bath

C4IP is recognizing Dr. Patricia Bath (1942-2019), an ophthalmologist and inventor who helped revolutionize cataract treatment and restore sight to patients around...

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Fact Check: What the USPTO’s Reexamination Proposal Would — and Wouldn’t — Do

The USPTO recently proposed requiring third-party requesters for ex parte reexamination to identify themselves and any real parties in interest to the...

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C4IP Q&A Series: Coke Morgan Stewart

As Coke Morgan Stewart joins C4IP as President and CEO, we caught up with her for a wide-ranging Q&A. From her path...

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Back-to-School Shopping Exposes Children to the Dangers of Counterfeits

For tens of millions of students in the United States, a new school year means new clothes, backpacks, electronics, and other supplies....

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Inventor Spotlight: Lisa Lindahl, Hinda Miller, and Polly Smith,

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This Month in IP: April 2026,

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C4IP Coalition Updates: April 2026,

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Inventor Spotlight: Alexander Graham Bell,

04/30/2026

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IP Shapes the Sports We Love, From the Opening Play to the Final Whistle — and Beyond,

04/24/2026

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Fact Check: The ETHIC Act Targets a Problem That Doesn’t Exist,

04/17/2026

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C4IP Coalition Updates: March 2026,

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This Month in IP: March 2026,

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Op-Ed from former USPTO Director David Kappos: The Nobel Prize winners have a lesson for us all,

04/06/2026

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Continued Innovation is the Key to Maintaining U.S. National Security,

03/30/2026

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New Op-Ed from Ambassador Jeffrey Gerrish and former USPTO Director Andrei Iancu: Foreign nations profited off of us — now Trump is striking back,

03/27/2026

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Fact Check: Limiting Injunctive Relief Harms, Not Helps, Inventors,

03/20/2026

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