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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...

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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...

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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: Ronald Rivest, Adi Shamir, and Leonard Adleman

C4IP is honoring Ronald Rivest (born 1947), Adi Shamir (b. 1952), and Leonard Adleman (b. 1945), whose invention of RSA cryptography forms...

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Fact Check: The Data Doesn’t Support the Existence of So-Called Patent “Thickets”

Several academic authors recently published an article in Health Affairs Forefront advising policymakers in Congress and at the USPTO on the best...

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‘Tis the Season — of Counterfeits?

Counterfeiting is a multi-billion-dollar enterprise that puts consumers at serious risk. Poorly-made laptop batteries can overheat. Knock-off cosmetics may contain toxic chemicals....

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This Month in IP: October 2025

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

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C4IP Coalition Updates: October 2025

October Highlights: C4IP Advocates for the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act On October 8, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property held a...

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Why Continued Innovation Matters: Keytruda and the “Product Hopping” Myth

The FDA recently approved a new version of Keytruda, a cancer immunotherapy medicine that is one of the world’s most successful drugs....

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Fact Check: The Myth of So-Called “Royalty Free” and “Open” Standards

The word “open” has become increasingly misused in the world of technology standards. In policy and antitrust terms, an open standard is...

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Highlights from the October 8 PERA Hearing

On October 8, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property held a hearing on the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) to examine...

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Inventor Spotlight: Malcom McLean

C4IP is honoring Malcom McLean (1913-2001), whose invention of containerized shipping revolutionized global trade. Born into a farming family in North Carolina,...

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C4IP Coalition Updates: January 2025,

02/06/2025
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This Month in IP: January 2025,

02/06/2025
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Encouraging Human Creativity in the AI-Powered Future,

01/29/2025
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Debunking Patent Disinformation: Insights from the USPTO’s Drug Patent and Exclusivity Study,

01/28/2025
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A Reality Check for Patent Quality Critics,

01/22/2025
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Fact Check: PERA and the PREVAIL Act,

01/09/2025
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Inventor Spotlight: William Kroll,

01/03/2025
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C4IP Coalition Updates: December 2024,

12/20/2024
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This Month in IP: December 2024,

12/20/2024
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Inventor Spotlight: Philo T. Farnsworth,

12/17/2024
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Fact Check: Claims that Researchers Aren’t Reporting Federal Funding Don’t Hold Up to Scrutiny,

12/12/2024
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C4IP Coalition Updates: November 2024,

12/05/2024
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