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US Trade Rep. Ronald Kirk, and Chairman John Conyers to Speak at World Intellectual Property Day on April 26
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) is honored to co-sponsor, along with the US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the 2010 World Intellectual Property Day, Protecting Tomorrow: IP and Green Technology, on Monday, April 26th from 2:30 to 5:30 pm in the Gold Room, Rayburn House Office Building. To cover the event, please RSVP via email to Sara Barker at sbarker@aipla.org.
US Trade Representative Ambassador Ronald Kirk and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. John Conyers (D, MI) will speak at the event, which will also feature Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and USPTO Director David Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Francisco Sanchez, WIPO Deputy Director General James Pooley, and AIPLA Executive Director Q. Todd Dickinson.
The 2010 World IP Day will focus on green technology and feature, Green Technology in Action!, a display of some of the latest advances in green technology by 3M Company, Becton Dickinson & Company, and Hewlett-Packard Company.
Schedule
2:30 – 2:45 pm (Welcome by Representative John Conyers (D, MI), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee)
2:45 – 3:00 pm (Remarks from Ambassador Ronald Kirk, United States Trade Representative)
3:00 – 4:15 pm (Intellectual Property and Green Technology)
Moderator: Honorable Francisco Sanchez, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade
Panelists:
Honorable David Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO)
Honorable James Pooley, Deputy Director General, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Honorable Q. Todd Dickinson, Executive Director, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
4:15 – 4:30 pm (Open Discussion/Questions and Answers)
4:30 – 5:30 pm (Reception)
About World IP Day
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has been sponsoring World IP Day on April 26th each year since 2004.
The aims of World IP Day are:
- to raise awareness of how patents, copyrights, trademarks and designs impact on daily life;
- to increase understanding of how protecting IP rights helps promote creativity and innovation;
- to celebrate creativity, and the contribution made by creators and innovators to the development of societies across the globe;
- to encourage respect for the IP rights of others.
For more information on AIPLA, please visit www.aipla.org.
For more information on the USPTO, please visit www.uspto.gov.
For more information on WIPO, please visit www.wipo.int.
All attending press are requested to RSVP to Sara Barker, sbarker@aipla.org, 202-412-1315
What: World Intellectual Property Day, Protecting Tomorrow: IP and Green Technology
When: Monday, April 26, 2:30 – 5:30 pm
Where: Gold Room, Rayburn House Office Building, 50 Independence Ave, SW, Washington, DC
Contact: Sara Barker, sbarker@aipla.org, (w) 202-412-1315, (c) 202-553-2770
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