World Intellectual Property Day, 2020
| Published date | 29 April 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 23891 |
| Record Number | 2020-09263 |
| Section | Presidential Documents |
| Court | Executive Office Of The President |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 83 (Wednesday, April 29, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 83 (Wednesday, April 29, 2020)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 23891-23892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09263]
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Vol. 85
Wednesday,
No. 83
April 29, 2020
Part II
The President
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Proclamation 10015--World Intellectual Property Day, 2020
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 85 , No. 83 / Wednesday, April 29, 2020 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10015 of April 24, 2020
World Intellectual Property Day, 2020
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Our Nation's history is defined by discovery,
ingenuity, and innovation. Americans are known for
their resourcefulness and ability to find solutions to
a wide range of challenges, including the development
of technologies that advance our security, health, and
prosperity. This resourcefulness has been a driving
force of economic growth and human development since
the founding of our Nation, and our future depends on
the continued protection of our intellectual property.
On World Intellectual Property Day, we renew our
resolve to protect and secure the works and innovations
of American artists, inventors, and other creators who
continually push the boundaries of human knowledge and
understanding.
Our Founding Fathers recognized the vital role that
intellectual property plays in society and in
supporting a robust economy. The Intellectual Property
Clause of the Constitution reflects their understanding
that laws must be in place to ``promote the progress of
science and useful arts, by securing for limited times
to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their
respective writings and discoveries.'' More than two
centuries later, we remain committed to this idea,
upholding and strengthening an intellectual property
system that encourages greater American innovation and
advances our global competitiveness.
My Administration is building on our Nation's history
of securing intellectual property rights. In the United
States, intellectual property-intensive industries
account for nearly one-third of all employment and
approximately 40 percent of our country's gross
domestic product, an estimated $6.6 trillion. To
support these industries, in January of this year I
signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
(USMCA) into law, replacing the outdated and unbalanced
North American Free Trade Agreement. USMCA furthers my
Administration's pro-growth agenda by establishing
ground-breaking protections for trade secrets,
strengthening border security, and enhancing trademark,
copyright, and patent provisions. These are the most
comprehensive intellectual property standards ever
included in a free trade agreement. Additionally,
earlier this year I signed an Executive Order on
Ensuring Safe and Lawful E-Commerce for United States
Consumers, Businesses, Government Supply Chains, and
Intellectual Property Rights Holders, which is aimed at
finding improved ways to protect intellectual property
rights holders from an increasing amount of counterfeit
and pirated goods marketed online.
The importance of intellectual property has never been
more apparent than it is now, as we continue the
ongoing battle against the coronavirus. To respond to
this national and international emergency, the Federal,
State, and local Governments have partnered with the
private sector to develop new and powerful tools to
combat the spread of the virus and provide care to
those in need, focusing every available resource on the
fight against the invisible enemy. Relying on strong
intellectual property protections, these industries are
able to act boldly to invent new tests, begin
developing experimental treatments and vaccines, and
rapidly produce and reengineer medical equipment to
help win this war. These efforts are saving tens
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of thousands of lives and reflect the unrivaled power
of American industry and innovation.
This month, we pay tribute to our Nation's long history
of ingenuity and advancement, and we recommit to
protecting, promoting, and prioritizing a business and
economic environment that supports those who carry on
this legacy. The pioneering spirit of these artists,
authors, inventors, and other creators has improved our
lives and the lives of millions of people around the
world, and will continue to propel us toward a better
future.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States, do hereby proclaim April 26, 2020, as
World Intellectual Property Day. I encourage Americans
to observe this day to celebrate the benefits of
intellectual property to our economy and our country.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-fourth day of April, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and forty-fourth.
(Presidential Sig.)
[FR Doc. 2020-09263
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