WASHINGTON (February 11, 2025) — Today, the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) named six acclaimed intellectual property experts to its newly formed Advisory Board.
“C4IP is honored and excited to welcome these distinguished experts,” said Frank Cullen, executive director of C4IP. “Their extensive experience will provide deep insight into how the U.S. intellectual property system can be improved to better support innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship, and in turn, American prosperity and national security. We look forward to working with these leaders to advance C4IP’s mission of strengthening IP rights for the betterment of people everywhere. C4IP deeply appreciates their willingness to serve on the advisory board.”
Members of the advisory board include:
Etienne Sanz de Acedo, CEO of the International Trademark Association
F. Scott Kieff, former Commissioner of the International Trade Commission (ITC)
Keith Kupferschmid, President & CEO of the Copyright Alliance
Steven Caltrider, Chief IP Counsel of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Stephen Susalka, CEO of AUTM
Walter Copan, former Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
More information about each advisory board member can be found here.
“Each member of our advisory board is a career-long champion of America’s remarkable system of IP rights, which underpin the most dynamic and productive economy in the world,” said David Kappos, board co-chair of C4IP and former director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office under President Obama.
“Strong IP rights have never been more vital to America’s national security, economic growth, and innovation,” said Andrei Iancu, board co-chair of C4IP and former USPTO director under President Trump. “With the support of our new advisory board members, C4IP is better-equipped than ever to meet today’s challenges and promote innovation-forward policies.”
About the Council for Innovation Promotion: The Council for Innovation Promotion is a bipartisan coalition dedicated to promoting strong and effective intellectual property rights that drive innovation, boost economic competitiveness, and improve lives everywhere.