Innovation is America’s backbone.
It creates jobs here and improves lives everywhere.
Let’s protect it.
Patents Save Lives
From diagnostics to therapeutics and vaccines, patent rights underpin the innovations responsible for saving millions of lives during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond.
IP Fosters Economic Growth
IP-intensive sectors, from film and music to high-tech manufacturing and life sciences, employ 45 million Americans and account for over one-third of total U.S. GDP.
IP Rights Tackle Global Challenges
Strong patent rights facilitate pioneering discoveries that are fit to address today's energy security, climate change, and public health concerns.
IP Rights Drive High-Value Creative Industries
Strong IP rights, from copyrights to trademarks, incentivize the development of creative works that fuel the economy and benefit the general public.
Predictable and high-quality intellectual property rights have propelled America’s innovative leadership ever since they were enshrined in the Constitution.
Inventor Spotlight: William Coolidge
This month, C4IP is recognizing William Coolidge, who transformed medicine with his invention of the modern X-ray. Coolidge was born in 1873 in Hudson, Massachusetts, and studied electrical engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University ...
Stories of IP in Action
Inventor Spotlight: William Coolidge
This month, C4IP is recognizing William Coolidge, who transformed medicine with his invention of the modern X-ray. Coolidge was born in 1873 in Hudson, Massachusetts, and studied electrical engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Leipzig ...
C4IP Coalition Updates: April 2024
C4IP was busy over the past month! Here’s a roundup of what our Coalition accomplished during the month of April. April Highlights: Reforming Patent Adjudication With PREVAIL The Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act was introduced ...
This Month in IP: April 2024
Strong, consistent IP protections throughout U.S. history enabled the creation of the innovative and useful technologies that we use regularly today. From communication to entertainment, every aspect of our lives has benefited greatly from IP, as shown by these historical ...