6/9/2018 International Intellectual Property Institute | U a International Intellectual Property Institute Promoting awareness and understanding of the role of intellectual property rights in technology and the arts. ; https://iipi.org/ 1/6 6/9/2018 International Intellectual Property Institute | About IIPI The International Intellectual Property Institute (IIPI) is the foremost organization for providing education and training on intellectual property (IP) rights to leaders and innovators in developing countries. IIPI programs provide training on matters such as the commercialization of publicly funded research, protecting and maximizing the benets of traditional culture, and state of the art mechanisms for judicial resolution of IP related disputes. LEARN MORE https://iipi.org/ 2/6 6/9/2018 International Intellectual Property Institute | Vision With over two decades of experience working with countries and regional groups worldwide, IIPI understands the national and international IP landscape and knows how to build constituencies to achieve results. Value As a nonprot, IIPI strives to provide services by the most cost-effective means. Voice In a eld dominated by advocacy groups, IIPI is one of the few independent organizations explaining and improving IP systems to foster economic growth in all countries What We Do Educate government leaders about the economic value of IP protection Support the ability of creative artists to protect and monetize their works https://iipi.org/ 3/6 6/9/2018 International Intellectual Property Institute | Support academic institutions, independent inventors, and small businesses in commercializing their inventions through the IP system. Conduct research on the economic impact of intellectual property rights. How We Help You Demystify IP rights for creators, innovators, and policy makers by presenting the facts about their benets and role in economic development Provide guidance on using IP rights efciently and effectively Expand opportunities for all people to harness their creativity and innovations Our Partners https://iipi.org/ 4/6 6/9/2018 International Intellectual Property Institute | INST TUTO MEXICANO DE A PROPIEDAD INDUSTR A PIUBLIC INTEREST INITELLIECTUAL PROPERTY ADVISOIRS https://iipi.org/ 5/6 6/9/2018 Board of Directors | International Intellectual Property Institute U a Board of Directors Honorable Bruce A. Lehman Chairman and President, IIPI Bruce A. Lehman is an American attorney with over 40 years of experience in all aspects of intellectual property law and policy. He has served in positions of great responsibility in both the public and the private sector. His public service includes serving as Acting Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner of Patents & Trademarks, and counsel to https://iipi.org/about/board-of-directors/ 1/11 6/9/2018 Board of Directors | International Intellectual Property Institute the Judiciary Committee of the United States House of Representatives. Currently, he is the board chairman of the International Intellectual Property Institute (IIPI), a nonpartisan, nonprot organization, based in Washington, D.C. which he founded in December 1998. The Institute is a think tank and development organization that promotes the creation of modern intellectual property systems and the use of intellectual property rights as a mechanism for investment, technology transfer and economic development. IIPI has engaged in capacity building programs in more than 30 countries in all parts of the world. In 2014 Mr. Lehman was appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations to serve on the High-Level Panel on the Feasibility of a Technology Bank for Least Developed Nations. The panel submitted its report to Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon and the U.N. General Assembly in September 2015. Previously, for six years during the tenure of His Excellency Kamil Idris as Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization, Mr. Lehman served as a member of the WIPO Policy Advisory Commission. While Mr. Lehman has retired from the full-time practice of law he continues to advise clients on intellectual property related legislation, litigation, and policy, both domestically and internationally. He is outside counsel to both the Artists’ Rights Society of the United States and the Association of Medical Illustrators. He also serves on the Legal Advisory Council of LegalZoom, Inc. and is a member of the board of directors of the La Musica Music Festival in Sarasota, Florida. In his capacity as the United States Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner of Patents & Trademarks from 1994 to 1998 [1]he was the primary advisor to the President for all domestic and international intellectual property policy matters and supervised over 6000 employees engaged in the examination of patents and the registration of trademarks. He was the principal advisor to the United States Trade Representative in the negotiation of the TRIPS Agreement, the intellectual property provisions of the World Trade Organization Treaty. As the leader of the U.S. delegation to WIPO’s December 1996 Diplomatic Conference on Certain Copyright and Neighboring Rights Questions, Mr. Lehman concluded negotiations that resulted in the adoption of two treaties: the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty. These treaties form the legal basis for trade in online digital content over the Internet. https://iipi.org/about/board-of-directors/ 2/11 6/9/2018 Board of Directors | International Intellectual Property Institute In addition to his cabinet responsibilities for intellectual property matters, Mr. Lehman served at the request of President Clinton in1997 as acting chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, which fosters and recognizes the work of America’s artistic and creative community. On February 7, 2006, Mr. Lehman was honored as one of 23 initial inductees to the newly created International IP Hall of fame, a project sponsored by the London- based, Intellectual Property Asset Management Magazine. In 1994 The National Law Journal named Mr. Lehman its “Lawyer of the Year.” In 1997 public-policy magazine National Journal named him as one of the 100 most inuential men and women in Washington. In his early career as counsel to the House Judiciary Committee (1974-1983), he was the Committee’s principal legal adviser in the drafting of the 1976 Copyright Act, the 1980 Computer Software Amendments and the 1982 Amendments to the Patent Laws. Mr. Lehman has authored numerous articles on intellectual property rights, lectured at Universities throughout the world, served as an expert witness advising U.S. Courts hearing cases on intellectual property law, and advised United States appellate courts and the Supreme Court as an author of “friend of the court” briefs. He holds both Bachelor of Science and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. [1] The post is now known as Undersecretary of Commerce and Director of the Patent and Trademark Ofce. https://iipi.org/about/board-of-directors/ 3/11 6/9/2018 Board of Directors | International Intellectual Property Institute Honorable Jorge H. Amigo Vice Chairman During 1993 he created the Mexican Institute for Industrial Property (IMPI) and was appointed by the President of Mexico as its Director General in January 1994. He served in that position until April 2011. During his service, he headed the Mexican delegation for Intellectual Property Chapter in several international agreements; he served as lead intellectual property spokesman and negotiator for many international bodies, including the coordination of the Anticounterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), Chairman of the Intellectual Property Experts Group of the Asia-Pacic Economic Cooperation (APEC), and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Amigo also chaired and participated in numerous committees and assemblies of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Amigo received many awards during his career, among others, WIPO´s Gold Medal for promoting intellectual property and competitiveness around the world (2008), the City of Venice Intellectual Property Award (2006), the Motion Picture Association´s (MPAA) Anti-piracy Government Leadership Award (2009), Gold Record award (2011) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the International Federation of Phonographic Industries (IFPI). He also received a special recognition from then-President Vicente Fox for his contributions to Mexico (2006). https://iipi.org/about/board-of-directors/ 4/11 6/9/2018 Board of Directors | International Intellectual Property Institute Prior to his appointment as Director General of IMPI, Amigo held several positions within the Ministry of Commerce, including Deputy Director for Project Evaluation (1984-1985), Director of Economic Evaluation (1986), Technical Secretary of the National Foreign Investment Commission (1989), Director General of Foreign Investment (1990-1992), and Director General of Technological Development (1993). In his capacity as Director General of Foreign Investment, Amigo headed the Mexican delegation for the negotiation of the Investment Chapter of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Amigo holds a B.A. in Economics from Universidad Anahuac and completed his M.A. in Economics from the University of the Americas in Mexico City. He has taught Economic courses in both institutions. Honorable