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Advisory approach to UK SEP reform draws competing stakeholder reactions
Coke Morgan Stewart, the organization's new president and CEO after departing her role as deputy director of the US Patent and Trademark Office (see here), told MLex the new measures would "draw courts and government further into what should be private licensing negotiations."
  • MLex
  • Melissa Ritti
Congress floats crackdown on US patents for some Chinese companies
"C4IP shares Senator Moody’s concern about foreign adversaries and supports efforts to protect American innovation and national security. At the same time, we should proceed cautiously to ensure that well-intentioned legislation does not invite retaliation that ultimately harms American businesses," Stewart said in a statement.
  • MLex
  • Nick Robertson
Innovation Alliance Pushes for Trump Admin to Finalize Proposed PTAB Changes
The Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) likewise emphasized the importance of the Office vocally supporting the PREVAIL Act in order to ensure a solution "that is less subject to revision under successive USPTO leadership."
  • IPWatchdog
  • Eileen McDermott
Coke Morgan Stewart Tells Her Story
In this episode of Clause 8, Stewart, now President and CEO of the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP), sits down with Eli Mazour to finally tell her own story, from the career path that took her from English literature and a near detour into architecture school to the acting director's chair, and to explain the how and why behind decisions she made along the way.
  • Clause 8: Voice of IP Podcast
  • Eli Mazour
Former USPTO Acting Commissioner of Patents Wallace Joins C4IP Advisory Board
On Tuesday, October 6, the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) announced that Valencia Martin Wallace, formerly the Acting Commissioner of Patents at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) with more than three decades of experience in patent policy and administrative roles at that agency, has joined C4IP’s Advisory Board to further the organizations efforts in advancing pro-innovation policy in the United States.
  • IPWatchdog
  • Steve Brachmann
USPTO Plan To Limit AIA Reviews Is In White House’s Hands
C4IP Executive Director Frank Cullen said in a statement that the group was grateful for the opportunity to support the proposal and to "share perspectives on the positive impacts and statutory authority for the proposed rule" and for the PREVAIL Act, a pending bill that would enshrine some limits on patent reviews into law.
  • Law360
  • Ryan Davis
Ex-Patent Commissioner Joins IP Advocacy Group Board
Valencia Martin Wallace, who retired from and vacated her role April 30 as acting commissioner for patents, brings more than 30 years of expertise at the agency to her new role on the board, the group, known as C4IP, said in a Tuesday announcement.
  • Law360
  • Adam Lidgett
Albright Tells Inventors That Attys Should Talk A Lot Less
Coke Morgan Stewart shared her insights on the major changes to the PTAB that she oversaw during her time as deputy director and acting director of the agency. Stewart said while she "shouldn't be surprised when there's outrage about things to do with PTAB," the statute states that USPTO directors make institution decisions for America Invents Act patent challenges..."
  • Law360
  • Theresa Schliep
Historic $5.7bn verdict against Apple for patent infringement unlikely to last
That’s harmful to patent owners unable to gain proper remuneration for findings of infringement, former US Patent and Trademark Office Acting Director Coke Morgan Stewart told MLex. Stewart is now the president and CEO of the Council for Innovation Promotion, an IP policy group. “A patent is a property right, and a property right is only as valuable as your ability to enforce it,” she said.
  • MLex
  • Nick Robertson
US criticises China’s WTO compliance as industry groups mount complaints
Other groups that filed comments included the Semiconductor Industry Association, the US Chamber of Commerce, the National Pork Producers Council, the US Meat Export Federation, US Wheat Associates, USA Rice, the Council for Innovation Promotion, the International Intellectual Property Alliance and the American Chemistry Council. Their submissions covered issues ranging from Chinese government procurement preferences and export controls to agricultural market access, intellectual property protections, subsidies and regulatory barriers.
  • South China Morning Post
  • Han Li
CPI TALKS… with Coke Morgan Stewart
In this edition of CPI Talks, we speak with Coke Morgan Stewart, President and CEO of the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) and former Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
  • Competition Policy International
  • TechREG Chronicle
The Fight to Fix America’s Patent System | IPWatchdog Unleashed
This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed, IPWatchdog President Renée C. Quinn spoke with Coke Morgan Stewart. Formerly Acting Director and Deputy Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Stewart is now president and CEO of the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP). Their conversation, recorded at IPWatchdog’s 2026 Women’s IP Forum, examines what she learned while leading the agency, why she believes the patent system needs legislative reform, and how her experience has shaped her approach to leadership and advocacy.
  • IPWatchdog
  • Gene Quinn
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