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C4IP Coalition Updates: March 2025

March was a busy month for C4IP! We added to our leadership and engaged in advocacy on a variety of issues, from...

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This Month in IP: March 2025

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

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Fact Check: Examining Claims about China’s IP Practices

Discussions about China’s treatment of intellectual property have recently intensified in Washington, with some policymakers weighing more drastic measures to counteract perceived...

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Inventor Spotlight: John R. Pierce

C4IP is recognizing John R. Pierce (1910-2002), the visionary engineer whose work on communications satellites paved the way for global connectivity. Pierce’s...

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This Month in IP: February 2025

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

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C4IP Coalition Updates: February 2025

February Highlights: Debunking Patent Myths With Our New Video Series In recent months, anti-patent activists have continued to spread false narratives about...

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Congress can fix America’s broken patent system with one reform

In their new opinion piece published in The Hill, C4IP Co-Chairs and former USPTO Directors Andrei Iancu and David Kappos call attention...

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Andrei Iancu and David Kappos
Fact Check: The U.S. Patent System Upholds High Standards of Quality

Opponents of patent rights continue to propagate the false narrative that large numbers of “bad patents” pose an existential threat to inventors...

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Protecting Innovation Starts with Protecting Small Inventors

As we celebrate Women’s History Month, it’s important to recognize the vital role women have played in shaping innovation — like Mary...

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Inventor Spotlight: Warren S. Johnson

C4IP is recognizing Warren S. Johnson (1847-1911), who helped millions of Americans live in comfort with his invention of the first temperature...

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Congress Must Consider Accurate Data About Patent Thickets

In a piece published by Law360, C4IP Co-Chair and former USPTO Director David Kappos debunks myths about the pharmaceutical industry’s alleged exploitation...

Law360
David Kappos
C4IP Coalition Updates: January 2025

January marked the beginning of a new presidential administration and Congress, ushering in continued opportunities for meaningful policy advancements in the years...

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