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Workshop on May 26 to Explore the Intersection of Patent Policy and Competition Policy and Its Implications for Promoting Innovation
WASHINGTON, May 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Commerce's United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced today that they will hold a joint public workshop on the intersection of patent policy and competition policy and its implications for promoting innovation. Assistant Attorney General for the department's Antitrust Division Christine Varney, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO David J. Kappos and U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra will give opening remarks at the morning session of the workshop. FTC Commissioner Edith Ramirez will open the afternoon session.See the full content of this document
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Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to Hold Workshop On Promoting Innovation
The workshop will be held on May 26, 2010, at the USPTO's campus at 600 Dulany Street, Madison Building Auditorium, Alexandria, Va. The general public and press are invited to attend and view the proceedings. Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
In recent years, federal...See the full content of this document
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