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Patent rights have been a key driver of U.S. prosperity since they were enshrined in our Constitution more than 230 years ago. America’s status as the world’s strongest economy, our role in pioneering new technologies, and our continued national security all rely on patent laws that promote innovation by guaranteeing inventors an exclusive right to

In their new opinion piece published in The Well News, C4IP Co-Chairs and former USPTO Directors Andrei Iancu and David Kappos debunk the notion of a patent quality crisis in the United States, citing a recent study that underscores the strength of our patent system. According to Iancu and Kappos, the study found that the

C4IP Board Member and former Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals Paul Michel recently penned an op-ed in the DC Journal shining a spotlight on how Big Tech companies undermine smaller businesses by exploiting the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). These companies overwhelm their smaller rivals with costly patent invalidation challenges at

The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) and the Promoting and the Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership Act (PREVAIL) Act have continued to face attacks from anti-patent groups. One recent example is an article published by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), which argues that PERA and PREVAIL would “make the patent system even worse” and

C4IP is recognizing William Kroll, who revolutionized America’s high-tech industries by making mass production of titanium possible. Kroll was born in Luxembourg in 1889 and studied engineering in Germany before returning to his home country and inventing a process to produce pure titanium, a strong yet lightweight metal that had previously been difficult to obtain.

As December draws to a close, we wish you and yours a very happy holiday season and a wonderful New Year! We look forward to a productive 2025, and we thank you for your continued support. December Highlights: Advancing the RESTORE Patent Rights Act  The bipartisan RESTORE Patent Rights Act, introduced in July by a

Strong, consistent IP protections throughout U.S. history enabled the creation of innovative and useful technologies that we use regularly today. From hospitals to housework, every aspect of our lives has benefited greatly from IP, as shown by these historical examples from the month of December: 1948: On December 14, David Slovin received a patent for

C4IP is recognizing Philo T. Farnsworth, who revolutionized news and entertainment with his invention of the electronic television. Farnsworth was born in Utah in 1906 and was an avid scientist from a young age, learning about electronics from science magazines. He developed the idea for the electronic television — a device that could produce images

Seokbeom Kwon, a systems management engineering professor at Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea, published a journal article in Science claiming that over a quarter of U.S. patents on inventions derived from federally funded research do not disclose that funding as required by law. Kwon also claimed that research is less likely to acknowledge government research

November was a productive month for C4IP! Here’s a roundup of all that we accomplished over the past month. November Highlights: Reforming Patent Adjudication With PREVAIL  The Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act remains one of the most important innovation policy priorities under consideration in Congress. The landmark bill would reform

Strong, consistent IP protections throughout U.S. history enabled the creation of innovative and useful technologies that we use regularly today. From high-tech devices to holiday festivities, every aspect of our lives has benefited greatly from IP, as shown by these historical examples from the month of November: 1967: On November 14, Theodore Maiman received a

C4IP Co-Chair and former USPTO Director Andrei Iancu recently published an opinion piece in The Hill that discusses the current confusion around patent eligibility and explains how the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) will “set matters right.” Should modern inventions like genetic blood tests to detect disease biomarkers or artificial intelligence be patent-eligible? According to