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Claim: In November, senior policy analyst Joe Mullin of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) published an article claiming that the reforms included in the PREVAIL Act would unfairly protect the owners of “bad,” low-quality patents at the expense of small businesses and software developers. Correction: PREVAIL allows the challenger of a patent to decide where it wants its challenge

C4IP is recognizing Lloyd Hall, whose invention of food preservatives helped to reduce global food spoilage and hunger. Born in Elgin, Illinois, in 1894, Lloyd Hall was a dedicated student. Hall earned a scholarship to Northwestern University and earned his Bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical chemistry in 1916. He next attended graduate school at the University of Chicago. As

Frank Cullen, C4IP’s executive director, recently published an opinion piece in InsideSources tracing back the origins of the legal confusion surrounding patent eligibility — and outlining how the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act would clarify patent eligibility in order to empower the researchers, scientists, and inventors who drive our innovation economy. Cullen’s piece details the numerous

On Monday, December 4, C4IP Co-Chair and former USPTO Director Andrei Iancu moderated a conversation with Rep. Deborah Ross (D-NC) for the Center for Strategic & International Studies’ Renewing American Innovation Project. Rep. Ross, who serves on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and whose district encompasses North Carolina’s Research Triangle Innovation Hub, discussed

The onset of the holiday season hasn’t stopped C4IP’s hard work! Here’s what our Coalition accomplished during the month of November: On November 17, ConsumerAffairs featured C4IP Executive Director Frank Cullen in an article addressing the threats of fraud and counterfeit items ahead of the holidays. “Frank Cullen, C4IP Executive Director, Former Vice President of

Innovation requires IP. Without a strong patent system, innovation does not happen at scale. Virtually every invention of impact is patented, as exemplified by these historical examples from the month of November: 1923: On November 20, Garrett Morgan was granted a patent for a three-position traffic signal, a significant advancement over previous signals. Morgan’s innovation

Claim: During the October 3 Senate IP Subcommittee hearing on the SHOP SAFE Act, Matthew Schruers of the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) claimed that by charging platforms — rather than brands — with the responsibility of vetting counterfeit items and sellers, the bill would harm small businesses. Correction: While it is true that the SHOP SAFE Act would place

C4IP is recognizing Edwin Armstrong, whose invention of the frequency modulation (FM) radio system revolutionized modern communication. Edwin H. Armstrong was born in New York City in 1890. He was fascinated from a young age by mechanical devices and decided to become an inventor at the age of 14 after learning about Guglielmo Marconi, the inventor of

Paul Michel, former Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, published an opinion piece over the weekend in IAM detailing the dire need for reform at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) as well as in the area of patent eligibility. Michel’s piece exposes the inconsistencies between the PTAB’s

Last week, C4IP Co-Chairs and former USPTO Directors Andrei Iancu and David Kappos published an opinion piece in Fortune about the U.S. International Trade Commission’s recent order prohibiting imports of some Apple Watch products. The ITC issued the ban after finding that Apple infringed on blood-oxygen-monitoring technology invented by Masimo. Iancu and Kappos explain how

Over the weekend, Karen Kerrigan, president of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council, published an opinion piece in the Duluth News Tribune emphasizing the contributions that small business owners and entrepreneurs make to innovation and promoting the passage of legislation that would empower them. Kerrigan recounts the inspiring stories of several historical entrepreneurs who patented

Yesterday, Andrei Iancu — C4IP co-chair and former USPTO director and undersecretary of Commerce for intellectual property — published an opinion piece in The Hill explaining why the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act and PREVAIL Act are key to protecting U.S. national security. Iancu reveals how reforming the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) through the