The public policy debate over intellectual property and piracy of software, music, film, literature, pharmaceuticals and fashion often focuses on how those crimes hurt American and European multi-national corporations. But they hurt struggling inventors, artists and innovative companies in developing countries even more.

The Institute for Policy Innovation will celebrate World Intellectual Property Debate (Wed., April 26) with a briefing "featuring intellectual property experts who will

discuss the value of IP for developing countries and what is being done globally to promote greater awareness of and protection for intellectual property rights."

PARTICIPANTS:

Dr. John Kilama
Founder and President, Global Bioscience Development Institute

Tim P. Trainer
Founder, Global IP Strategy Center

Dr. Lee Reed
Terry College of Business, University of Georgia

Susan F. Wilson
Director, Office of Intellectual Property Rights, U.S. Commerce Department

EVENT DETAILS:

Wednesday, April 26, 2006
9:30 am-1:30 pm, Lunch Provided
The Willard InterContinental Washington
1401 Pennsylvania Avenue

PRESS RSVP:
Sonia Blumstein, soniab@ipi.org, 703.912.5742
All Others: Betty Medlock, bmedlock@ipi.org, 972.874.5139