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On Wednesday, April 23, the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP), UK Innovate, and the Kentucky Intellectual Property Alliance (KYIPA) hosted Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) and former U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director and C4IP co-Chair Andrei Iancu for a discussion with local business leaders on the vital role of intellectual property in driving innovation across […]

On Wednesday, October 2, the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) hosted a briefing to celebrate the release of the Sunwater Institute’s study, “Patent Quality in the United States: Findings and Suggestions for Policymakers.” The event featured a presentation from the Sunwater Institute on the findings and methodology of the study, which reviewed the U.S. patent

On Monday, September 9, the Council for Innovation Promotion hosted an important briefing on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s recently released Drug Patent and Exclusivity Study. The study, requested by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), investigated the relationship between patents and market exclusivity for a sample of FDA-approved drugs, finding that patent expiration alone did

On Thursday, March 21, the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) hosted a press conference to commemorate the release of its inaugural Congressional Innovation Scorecard. Panelists discussed the need for robust intellectual property rights — including copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and patents — to support America’s innovation economy and global competitiveness. The Scorecard’s drafters also led

On Tuesday, February 20, the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) and the University of Texas at Tyler (UT Tyler) hosted Congressman Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), along with local entrepreneurs, inventors, venture capitalists, and intellectual property (IP) experts, for a roundtable discussion on the role of IP in supporting East Texas’ economic growth. Congressman Moran led two

On Wednesday, January 24, the Council for Innovation Promotion and Bayh-Dole Coalition co-hosted an important briefing on the Bayh-Dole Act and the Biden administration’s latest proposal on march-in rights. The proposed framework threatens to upend a 43-year-old law — the bipartisan Bayh-Dole Act. This law propelled private-public partnerships forward and helped ensure that government-funded research

On Wednesday, October 18, the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) hosted a reception in honor of our one-year anniversary. The event, held at Charlie Palmer Steak in Capitol Hill, featured remarks from several members of Congress and IP thought leaders, including: Representative Glenn Ivey (D-MD) Representative Kevin Kiley (R-CA) Representative Ben Cline (R-VA) C4IP Chairman

On Monday, July 24, the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) and the University of Maryland (UMD) hosted Congressman Glenn Ivey (D-MD), along with local entrepreneurs, engineers, venture capitalists, and intellectual property experts, for a roundtable discussion on ways Prince George’s County can further develop as an innovation hub and how Congress can support American entrepreneurship

Location: Quaker Station at Quaker Square Inn The University of Akron Quaker Station at Quaker Square Inn 135 South Broadway St. Akron, OH 44325 On November 8, the Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association (CIPLA) and the University of Akron IP & Technology Law Center will co-host the November CIPLA meeting at Quaker Station. C4IP’s Executive