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Inventor Spotlight: Joseph Lee

C4IP is recognizing Joseph Lee (1849-1908), who helped transform baking from a labor-intensive craft into an efficient national industry. Born into slavery...

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This Month in IP: July 2026

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

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C4IP Coalition Updates: July 2026

July Highlights: Protecting American IP in the Internet Era The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet...

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Fact Check: Debunking Myths About Section 101 and PERA

Policymakers at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office are working to bring greater clarity to one of the most confusing areas of...

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Why More Americans Should Consider Careers at WIPO

Few countries have contributed more to global innovation than the United States. That success has relied, in no small part, on a...

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Fact Check: House Judiciary Subcommittee on the ETHIC Act

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

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Inventor Spotlight: Frederick McKinley Jones

C4IP is recognizing Frederick McKinley Jones (1893-1961), whose invention of mobile refrigeration revolutionized how the world transports food and medicine. Orphaned at...

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Op-ed In Brief: How China Is Winning the Global Intellectual Property Race

In a new article for The National Interest, C4IP Co-Chair and former USPTO Director David Kappos and China intellectual property (IP) policy...

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This Month in IP: June 2026

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

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C4IP Coalition Updates: June 2026

June Highlights: Celebrating 250 Years of American Innovation As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary this month, it is worth remembering...

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People are fed up, and Trump needs affordability win. Here’s his chance

In a recent Washington Examiner op-ed, C4IP Board Member and former U.S. Congressman Lamar Smith argues that strengthening America’s patent system can...

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Fact Check: Setting the Record Straight on PTAB Reform

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is considering reforms to address longstanding concerns about abuse of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board...

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Why C4IP Opposes the Drug Competition Enhancement Act and the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act,

07/18/2025

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What the Numbers Say: Patent Quality in the United States is Strong,

07/14/2025

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Inventor Spotlight: Lonnie Johnson,

07/10/2025

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Patent Eligibility Restoration Act Would Fuel US Competitiveness,

07/09/2025

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This Month in IP: June 2025,

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C4IP Coalition Updates: June 2025,

07/02/2025

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Resources That Help Debunk Patent Myths,

06/27/2025

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Fact Check: PERA and the PREVAIL Act Would Bolster, Not Harm, Inventors,

06/18/2025

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Congress Should Pass IP Reform, Starting With 3 Patent Bills,

06/13/2025

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Inventor Spotlight: Percy L. Spencer,

06/12/2025

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This Month in IP: May 2025,

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C4IP Coalition Updates: May 2025,

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