Tomorrow, Oct. 8, C4IP Co-Chair and former USPTO Director Andrei Iancu will deliver a keynote speech at San Francisco's 2026 Via Bridge Summit, a conference on IP #licensing and #innovation policy that will also feature current #USPTO Director John Squires.

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Please join us in welcoming Valencia Martin Wallace, a longtime #USPTO leader with more than three decades of experience in #patent policy and administration, to our Advisory Board.

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When one #patent can face challenge after challenge, small #innovators are forced to spend valuable time and resources defending the same rights again and again.

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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
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The most recent episode of IPWatchdog Unleashed features insights from C4IP President and CEO Coke Morgan Stewart on the current state of the U.S. #patent system, her time at the #USPTO, patent eligibility reform, #PTAB reform, and more.

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Next week, at the 2026 Via Bridge Summit on October 5-9, #USPTO Director John Squires and C4IP Co-Chair and former USPTO Director Andrei Iancu will join other #IP experts to discuss #licensing, #AI, and #innovation policy.

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We had frontier AI answer 10 real USPTO rejections, then compared it with what practitioners filed.
~90% of its text was usable. It made only 10 of their 56 arguments.
Writing is getting cheap. Choosing what to argue isn't, and every argument shapes what your patent covers... #patents #ip #uspto

"I'm increasingly optimistic that PTAB reform in legislation is possible."

- Coke Morgan Stewart, C4IP president and CEO and former #USPTO Deputy Director, speaking at a recent conference hosted by US Inventor

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Reem Shawarma trademark: what USPTO records reveal about the Jordanian icon's contested U.S. arrival, and the lesson for Arab restaurant brands.

#ReemShawarma #ReemShawarmaTrademark #USPTO #TrademarkDispute #TrademarkLaw #Jordan #ArabRestaurants #MiddleEasternFood

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#DYK? Comparing raw #patent counts tells us little about competition or patient access.

According to the #USPTO, raw patent counts are "an imprecise way to measure" a drug's #IP landscape, and patents filed after an initial product's launch do not delay generic competition.

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Strong #IP rights are a key driver of American #innovation and economic growth, supporting 66 million #jobs and 44% of U.S. private sector GDP, according to the latest data from the #USPTO.

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In a new episode of the IP Protection Matters podcast, Coke Morgan Stewart, C4IP president and CEO and former #USPTO deputy director, sat down with host Renee Giachino to discuss the #PREVAILAct, #patent myths, U.S.-China competition, and much more.

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This week, hear from Coke Morgan Stewart, C4IP president and CEO and former #USPTO deputy director, at the 4th Annual US #Inventor Conference.

Stewart will join other patent leaders to discuss the current state of #IPpolicy and the U.S. #patent system.

📅 September 30–October 1
📍 Washington, D.C.

"The [patent] system's in crisis and, really, #Congress is the only place where it can be fixed."

– Coke Morgan Stewart, C4IP president and CEO and former #USPTO deputy director, speaking at IPWatchdog's recent Women's IP Forum

For more insights from her fireside chat, check out this article:

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.

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In the News 📰

An article in the September issue of Inventors Digest discussed C4IP President and CEO Coke Morgan Stewart's time at the #USPTO, the #Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (#PERA), Patent Trial and Appeal Board (#PTAB) reform, and more.

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#ICYMI, read our letter to the House Judiciary #IP Subcommittee expressing our support for the reauthorization of the #USPTO's fee-setting authority for a long term.

This would ensure that the USPTO has the resources it needs to invest in its workforce and in its overall operation.

1/2 On this day in 1877, fire devastated the U.S. Patent Office and destroyed tens of thousands of patent models.
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