Press Release

WASHINGTON (June 8, 2023) — The Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) is pleased to announce that Peter Krug has joined as Director of Outreach and Development. “C4IP is delighted to welcome a Washington policy veteran and expert in intellectual property to our ranks,” said Frank Cullen, executive director of C4IP. “Peter’s expertise will be invaluable

WASHINGTON (April 26, 2023) — Today, the Council for Innovation Promotion released the following statement to commemorate this year’s World Intellectual Property Day, which is focused on “Women and IP”: “Each year, World IP Day provides a chance to celebrate and reflect on the ways intellectual property protections have driven progress and changed our world

WASHINGTON (April 25, 2023) — The Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) is pleased to announce that Ms. Jamie Simpson will join as Chief Policy Officer and Counsel, effective May 1. “We are thrilled to welcome Jamie Simpson to the C4IP team. Jamie’s combination of talent and experience will be enormously impactful in our mission to

WASHINGTON (April 24, 2023) — The Council for Innovation Promotion Board Co-Chairs David Kappos and Andrei Iancu, along with several other former U.S. officials, recently sent a letter to the European Commission to raise concerns about draft regulations that threaten U.S. and European innovation, and by extension, the global economy. “If enacted, the proposed regulations

WASHINGTON (December 21, 2022) — Congressional appropriators recently unveiled their $1.7 trillion omnibus funding package, which is likely to face a vote by the end of this week. Frank Cullen, executive director of the Council for Innovation Promotion, released the following statement on the package: “C4IP is pleased that pro-IP provisions were included in the

WASHINGTON (October 26, 2022) — This week, the Council for Innovation Promotion, a bipartisan coalition dedicated to promoting strong and effective intellectual property rights, launched its first major advertising campaign to highlight the important role Members of Congress play in ensuring the United States maintains its leadership in the innovation economy. C4IP’s digital advertisements will

WASHINGTON (September 22, 2022) — Today, the Council for Innovation Promotion, a new coalition that will advocate for the preservation of U.S. intellectual property, formally launched. “Our Founding Fathers enshrined intellectual property rights in the U.S. Constitution for good reason,” said Andrei Iancu, co-chair of C4IP’s board of directors and former Under Secretary of Commerce