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Inventor Spotlight: Robert Goddard

C4IP is recognizing Robert Goddard (1882-1945), the “Father of American Rocketry,” whose numerous patented inventions enabled modern spaceflight. Goddard was born amid...

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C4IP Coalition Updates: May 2026

May Highlights: Strengthening Global IP Protection Through the Special 301 Report In late April, the Office of the United States Trade Representative...

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This Month in IP: May 2026

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

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Why C4IP Opposes the ETHIC Act (S. 2276)

The Eliminating Thickets to Increase Competition (ETHIC) Act aims to eliminate so-called “patent thickets” in the prescription drug market — when companies...

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Fact Check: Debunking the Patent “Evergreening” Myth

On April 16, the R Street Institute hosted a congressional briefing entitled “The Hidden Tax: How Bad Patents Drive Up Drug Prices...

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The Case for Change: Why a Broad, Bipartisan Coalition Is Pushing for PTAB Reform

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office just concluded a three-part listening session series on reforming the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB),...

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What the Special 301 Report Reveals About the State of Global IP

Each year, the release of the U.S. Trade Representative’s Special 301 Report offers an important reminder: strong intellectual property protections do not...

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

C4IP is recognizing Lisa Lindahl, Hinda Miller, and Polly Smith, whose invention of the sports bra helped revolutionize women’s participation in sports....

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This Month in IP: April 2026

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

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C4IP Coalition Updates: April 2026

April Highlights: Celebrating World IP Day and Congressional Champions of Innovation On April 26, the global intellectual property community celebrated World Intellectual...

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Inventor Spotlight: Alexander Graham Bell

C4IP is recognizing Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), whose invention of the telephone 150 years ago revolutionized communication around the world. Bell was...

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

Every April 26, World Intellectual Property Day invites us to recognize the role that intellectual property (IP) plays in driving innovation and...

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

12/04/2025
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Inventor Spotlight: Ronald Rivest, Adi Shamir, and Leonard Adleman,

12/01/2025
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Fact Check: The Data Doesn’t Support the Existence of So-Called Patent “Thickets”,

11/21/2025
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‘Tis the Season — of Counterfeits?,

11/14/2025
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This Month in IP: October 2025,

11/10/2025
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C4IP Coalition Updates: October 2025,

11/10/2025
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Why Continued Innovation Matters: Keytruda and the “Product Hopping” Myth,

11/03/2025
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Fact Check: The Myth of So-Called “Royalty Free” and “Open” Standards,

10/30/2025
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Highlights from the October 8 PERA Hearing,

10/24/2025
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Inventor Spotlight: Malcom McLean,

10/17/2025
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This Month in IP: September 2025,

10/10/2025
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C4IP Coalition Updates: September 2025,

10/10/2025
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