C4IP is a bipartisan coalition dedicated to promoting strong and effective IP rights that drive innovation, boost economic competitiveness, and improve lives.
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📣 C4IP today announced that Coke Morgan Stewart, a nationally recognized leader in IP law and policy and former @USPTO deputy director, has joined the organization as president and CEO.
Her appointment marks a new chapter for C4IP as it expands its reach and advocacy for strong and secure IP rights.
Read our full statement:
c4ip.org/council-for-innovat…
🎙️ C4IP Co-Chair and former USPTO Director Andrei Iancu recently appeared on an episode of @TheLunchHourPod.
He discussed the importance of strong IP protections for American innovation, including pharmaceutical development, startups, and competition with China.
Listen to the episode here:
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📝 Check out our new public comment to @USTradeRep regarding significant foreign trade barriers maintained by Brazil, Canada, China, the EU, India, Mexico, the UK, and Vietnam for consideration in the 2027 National Trade Estimate Report.
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"Artificial intelligence, biotechnology, quantum computing, advanced manufacturing, and the like are changing the innovation landscape. Our job is to make sure the IP system keeps pace without losing sight of the services innovators need today."
- C4IP Advisory Board Member Laura Peter
For more insights:
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"The Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) issued a statement Tuesday expressing concern about a rule recently proposed by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to enact the Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security (COINS) Act..."
Continue reading in @IPWatchdog:
ipwatchdog.com/2026/10/28/c4…
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ICYMI, C4IP President & CEO Coke Morgan Stewart was recently quoted in an MLex article on the statements of interest the Justice Department has filed in recent AI-training copyright infringement cases, noting that C4IP supports both developing strong AI models and protecting creative works.
Read it:
mlex.com/mlex/antitrust/arti…
Activists have propagated false narratives about how patents stifle competition in the drug industry and keep generic drugs from coming to market.
But so-called "patent thickets" and "product hopping" are commonly cited myths that do not stand up to scrutiny.
Learn more about patent myths:
c4ip.org/resources-that-help…
.@RSI article underscores the importance of market-based solutions to promote greater generic and biosimilar competition.
Learn more about how competition from more affordable alternatives is critical to lowering costs:
On 11/5, C4IP Pres. & CEO Coke Morgan Stewart will give a keynote address at @uakron on the current state of IP policy in Washington.
She'll discuss the latest developments at the USPTO, patent eligibility and enforcement, and proposals under consideration to strengthen IP rights.
For more details and to register:
cipla.org/event-6871380
A rainy New York City trip inspired Mary Anderson to invent a device now found on virtually every car: the windshield wiper.
Patented in 1903, her invention is a fitting IP Month reminder that a simple idea, protected by IP, can leave a lasting mark on everyday life.
Learn more:
c4ip.org/inventor-spotlight-…
🎙️ @StewartCoke, C4IP president and CEO, recently joined the IP Protection Matters podcast to discuss how strong patent rights help inventors secure investment, compete, and drive American economic growth.
Listen here:
ipprotectionmatters.org/epis…
"[I]f Americans want future garage-shop inventors and independent creators to have a fighting chance, we need to preserve our intellectual property system -- our great equalizer."
- @StewartCoke, C4IP president and CEO, in @FortuneMagazine
Read her full op-ed:
fortune.com/2026/10/27/ai-in…
🚨 New C4IP Statement: The Council for Innovation Promotion today raised concerns about potential unintended consequences for American biotechnology innovation under the U.S. Treasury Department's proposed efforts to protect national security through restrictions on certain outbound investments.
Read more here:
c4ip.org/c4ip-urges-protecti…
📅 On Nov. 6, at @uiclaw's 70th Annual Intellectual Property, Information & Privacy Law Conference, C4IP President and CEO Coke Morgan Stewart will join other IP experts to discuss the latest developments in the intellectual property field.
Learn more and register:
law.uic.edu/events/70th-annu…
"The Gila monster did not give us GLP-1s. Scientists -- and a patent system that encourages companies to continually invest in new research -- did."
Read more about GLP-1s and the patent system in @FortuneMagazine:
fortune.com/2026/10/10/glp1-…
Nearly every technology, life-saving invention, and creative work we rely on daily was made possible by strong intellectual property protections.
On @CenterforIP's podcast, Corey Salsberg explores how IP literacy can build awareness of IP's everyday impact:
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American innovation owes much to the researchers, inventors, and tech transfer professionals who help turn federally supported discoveries into useful products.
Celebrate their contributions. Submit a nomination for the Bayh-Dole Coalition's 2027 American Innovator Award 👇
Don't forget: Nominations are open for the 2027 American Innovator Award! 🏆
Know someone helping turn groundbreaking research into real-world innovation? Learn who we're looking to recognize and how to submit a nomination on our website: buff.ly/1ciYxYj
The United States' multibillion-dollar intellectual property trade surplus underscores its immense value as a strategic asset.
David Kappos, C4IP co-chair and former USPTO director, explains how strong IP protections promote American innovation and drive our country's economic growth.
Supporters of the ETHIC Act frame it as a way to reduce drug prices by preventing pharmaceutical companies from constructing so-called "patent thickets."
But those supporters are misunderstanding, or misconstruing, how the patent system works.
Get the facts on the ETHIC Act:
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"Chinese courts have recently asserted the authority to set worldwide licensing terms for SEPs, threatening market-based licensing and the value of American inventions."
Read more on this and other IP concerns in our public comment to @USTradeRep:
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Innovation is America's backbone. Are your representatives doing their part to protect it?
Ahead of the midterms, see how their records measure up on our Congressional Innovation Scorecard ⬇️
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