August was a productive month for C4IP! Here’s a roundup of all that we accomplished over the past month. August Highlights: Supporting the RESTORE Patent Rights Act Inventors depend on strong patent rights to ensure that they can invest in research and development and know that their innovations – once successful – won’t be immediately
Strong, consistent IP protections throughout U.S. history enabled the creation of innovative and useful technologies that we use regularly today. From frozen food to bridge construction, every aspect of our lives has benefited greatly from IP, as shown by these historical examples from the month of August: 1931: On August 18, Henry Bosenberg received the
On May 9, 2024, the USPTO issued a notice of proposed rulemaking adding a new requirement for filing terminal disclaimers, which are generally used to allow inventors to receive multiple patents stemming from the same patent application. This allows inventors to obtain an initial patent quickly if there is agreement with the examiner that some
Colorado College professor of economics Kristina M. L. Acri just published a new opinion piece in the Denver Post on the 2006 Supreme Court ruling, in eBay Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C., which has harmed American innovation by undermining small companies and entrepreneurs. The eBay decision eliminated injunctions – court orders requiring infringers to stop using
Netlist founder and CEO Chuck Hong recently published a new opinion piece in Fortune discussing his experiences as a tech entrepreneur and victim of predatory infringement, and highlighting how the RESTORE Patent Rights Act and PREVAIL Act could keep Big Tech in check. He explains how Google has stolen Netlist’s patented technology by taking advantage
This month, C4IP is recognizing Les Paul, whose invention of the solid-body electric guitar revolutionized the sound of popular music. Paul was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin in 1915, and established himself as a successful jazz and country musician before applying that experience to develop the invention for which he is best known: the solid-body electric
Former U.S. Ambassador to China, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, and Governor of Washington Gary Locke just published a new opinion piece in the Financial Times explaining how modernizing the patent system is essential for maintaining global competitiveness and advancing society at large in the United States. Many multi-billion dollar industries exist today because of solid
C4IP was busy during the month of July! Here’s a roundup of all that we accomplished over the past month. July Highlights: Promoting Thoughtful AI Policy Artificial intelligence technology continues to make headlines – often heralded as one of the most transformative innovations of our time. However, care must be taken with our intellectual property
Strong, consistent IP protections throughout U.S. history enabled the creation of innovative and useful technologies that we use regularly today. From home furnishing to the culinary arts, every aspect of our lives has benefited greatly from IP, as shown by these historical examples from the month of July: 1885: On July 14, Sarah Goode became
The SHOP SAFE Act, which was introduced in the House of Representatives by Representatives Darrell Issa (R-CA), Jerry Nadler (D-NY), Ben Cline (R-VA), and Hank Johnson (D-GA) on June 11, is an important bill that would help protect consumers and businesses from harmful counterfeit products by making e-commerce platforms responsible for vetting products’ legitimacy. Despite
C4IP Co-Chairs and former USPTO Directors Andrei Iancu and David Kappos just published a new opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal exploring how the ambiguity of the USPTO’s recent guidance on patenting AI-assisted inventions could inadvertently discourage inventors from making use of artificial intelligence tools. They highlight numerous ambiguities in the guidance — including
C4IP is celebrating Jaap Haartsen, whose invention of Bluetooth wireless technology has helped integrate electronic devices seamlessly into our daily lives. Haartsen was born in 1963 in The Hague, Netherlands and began his career at Siemens and Phillips before earning his Ph.D. from Delft University and moving to Swedish company Ericsson. His first breakthrough in
