"And we should recognize the campaign against 'bad #patents' and 'patent trolls' for what it is: a convenient way to blame patent owners and excuse infringement."

- Coke Morgan Stewart, #C4IP president and CEO and former #USPTO Deputy Director

Check out her full piece in IPWatchdog:

In the News 📰

IPWatchdog's latest weekly roundup highlighted Valencia Martin Wallace's appointment to #C4IP's Advisory Board and her decades of experience at the #USPTO.

Read the article here:

"Without enforceable #IP rights, the company with the deepest pockets usually wins."

- Coke Morgan Stewart, #C4IP president and CEO, and former #USPTO deputy director

Read more of Coke's insights in our Q&A series:

Save the date!

At the 2026 LES #USA & #Canada Annual Meeting, Coke Morgan Stewart, #C4IP president and CEO and former #USPTO Deputy Director, will take the stage for a fireside chat.

📍 San Diego
📅 Oct. 18-21
🔗 Learn more and register:

Check out MLex's coverage of the $5.7 billion #patent infringement verdict against #Apple, featuring comments from #C4IP President and CEO Coke Morgan Stewart on the case and its broader implications for IP law.

Find it here:

Next month, at the 2026 Via Bridge Summit on October 5-9, #C4IP Co-Chair and former #USPTO Director Andrei Iancu will take the stage to deliver a keynote address.

For more details, click here ⬇️

Hear #C4IP Chief Policy Officer and Counsel Jamie Simpson discuss the current state of #Patent Trial and Appeal Board (#PTAB) #policy at the PTAB Bar Association's 2026 Thought Leader Summit.

📅 October 7
⏰ 2–5 PM ET
📍 Alexandria, VA

Learn more and register:

Save the date! 📅

At the 2026 Via Bridge Summit on October 5-9 in San Francisco, #C4IP Co-Chair and former #USPTO Director Andrei Iancu will deliver a keynote address.

For more details:

We caught up with Coke Morgan Stewart, #C4IP's new President and CEO, for a wide-ranging Q&A.

From her path to #IP and the experiences that have informed her perspective to her priorities for C4IP and the interests and influences that have shaped her, Coke shared her thoughts.

Read it 👇

On September 23, from 2:30-3:30 PM ET, #C4IP will host a webinar, “Idea Factories: The Engine Behind America's #Innovation #Economy,” to discuss University of Southern California law Professor Jonathan Barnett's recent report on idea factories.

Click here to register:

#C4IP President and CEO Coke Morgan Stewart was recently interviewed by IPWatchdog about her goals for C4IP's future, which include strengthening the organization's advocacy efforts and building #bipartisan support for patent reform #legislation such as the #PREVAILAct.

Read the article here 👇