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WASHINGTON (February 2, 2024) — Today, former Commerce Secretaries Gary Locke and Carlos Gutierrez joined three former directors of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and four former directors of the National Institute of Standards and Technology in urging the Biden administration to withdraw a draft NIST proposal that threatens trillions of dollars worth of future

WASHINGTON (December 26, 2023) — Today, President Biden allowed an import ban on certain Apple Watches to take effect. The ban was imposed by the United States International Trade Commission (USITC), which found that Apple had infringed two patents held by Masimo, an American medical device manufacturer. Frank Cullen, executive director of the Council for

WASHINGTON (December 8, 2023) — Today, C4IP Board Members and former Federal Circuit Court Judges Kathleen O’Malley and Paul Michel issued the following statement on the Biden administration’s decision to claim a newfound authority, under the 43-year-old Bayh-Dole Act, to rescind patent licenses on drugs, energy, climate change, and all other inventions that benefit from

WASHINGTON (December 7, 2023) — Today, the Biden administration claimed a newfound authority, under the 43-year-old Bayh-Dole Act, to rescind patent licenses on drugs, energy, climate change, and all other inventions that benefit from federal research funding. Frank Cullen, executive director of the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP), issued the following statement denouncing the decision:

WASHINGTON (December 5, 2023) — Yesterday, the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) and nearly 50 former government officials and intellectual property experts sent a letter to President Biden urging his administration to oppose a proposal before the World Trade Organization to waive intellectual property rights for Covid-19 therapeutics and diagnostics. Notable letter signatories include former

WASHINGTON (October 27, 2023) — Yesterday, the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) issued an order barring imports of Apple Watches due to the company’s infringement of two patents held by American medical device manufacturer Masimo. Frank Cullen, executive director of the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP), issued the following statement applauding the decision: “C4IP

WASHINGTON (October 18, 2023) — Yesterday, the United States International Trade Commission published its report on a possible TRIPS waiver expansion. Frank Cullen, executive director of the Council for Innovation Promotion, issued the following statement regarding the report: “Now that the USITC has completed its report, the Office of the United States Trade Representative should

WASHINGTON (October 3, 2023) — Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Intellectual Property Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the recently introduced SHOP SAFE Act of 2023. Frank Cullen, executive director of the Council for Innovation Promotion, issued the following statement in support of the bill: “The introduction of the SHOP SAFE Act by Chairman Coons

WASHINGTON (September 29, 2023) — The Council for Innovation Promotion released the following statement today following the passing of Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.): “Senator Feinstein’s life of public service should be an inspiration to all of us. She had a significant impact on virtually every policy area during her thirty years in the U.S. Senate.

WASHINGTON (August 29, 2023) — Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the initial 10 prescription drugs subject to price controls under the Inflation Reduction Act. Frank Cullen, executive director of the Council for Innovation Promotion, issued the following statement regarding the development: “Today’s announcement marks a concerning turn for America’s intellectual property

COLLEGE PARK, MD (July 24, 2023) — Today, the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) and the University of Maryland will host a roundtable event featuring special guest Congressman Glenn F. Ivey, who represents Maryland’s fourth district, along with local entrepreneurs, engineers, venture capitalists, and experts in intellectual property. Participants will discuss ways Prince George’s County

WASHINGTON (July 11, 2023) — Today, the Council for Innovation Promotion released a policy agenda that, if implemented, would strengthen intellectual property rights in the United States and secure the country’s position as the innovation hub of the world. “Our new policy agenda confronts the recent domestic and global attacks on the United States IP