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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 210 

Supporting the goals of World Intellectual Property Day, and recognizing 

the importance of intellectual property in the United States and worldwide. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 12, 2005 

Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. FEENEY, 

Mr. SMITH of Washington, and Mrs. BONO) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the goals of World Intellectual Property Day, 

and recognizing the importance of intellectual property 

in the United States and worldwide. 

Whereas intellectual property is the backbone of our Nation’s 

economic competitiveness and the only sector where the 

United States has a trade surplus with every nation in 

the world; 

Whereas all nations can use the intellectual property system 

to achieve economic growth and cultural development; 

Whereas intellectual property plays an important role in an 

increasingly broad range of areas, ranging from the 

Internet to health care to nearly all aspects of science 

and technology and literature and the arts, and understanding the role of intellectual property in these areas— 
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many of them still emerging—often requires significant 

new research and study; 

Whereas World Intellectual Property Day provides an opportunity to reflect on how intellectual property touches all 

aspects of our lives: how copyright helps bring music to 

our ears and art, films, and literature before our eyes, 

how industrial design helps shape our world, how trademarks provide reliable signs of quality, and how patenting helps promote ingenious inventions that make life 

easier, faster, safer—and sometimes completely changes 

our way of living; 

Whereas World Intellectual Property Day is an opportunity 

to encourage young people everywhere to recognize the 

creator, the problem-solver, and the artist within themselves, because the classrooms of today will produce the 

entrepreneurs, the scientists, the designers, and the artists of tomorrow; 

Whereas the over-arching objectives for World Intellectual 

Property Day 2005 are to reach out to young people 

about the importance of intellectual property, to increase 

understanding of how protecting intellectual property 

rights helps foster creativity and innovation, and to raise 

awareness of the importance in daily life of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and designs; 

Whereas April 26, 1970, was the date on which the Convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization entered into force; 

Whereas in 2000, member states of the World Intellectual 

Property Organization established World Intellectual 

Property Day to celebrate the contribution made by 

innovators and artists to the development and growth of 
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societies across the globe and to highlight the importance 

and practical use of intellectual property in our daily 

lives; and 

Whereas April 26, 2005, has been designated as World Intellectual Property Day as a time to celebrate the importance of intellectual property to the United States and 

world economy: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the goals of World Intellectual 

3 Property Day to promote, inform, and teach the im4 portance of intellectual property as a tool for eco5 nomic, social, and cultural development; 

6 (2) congratulates the World Intellectual Prop7 erty Organization for building awareness of the 

8 value of intellectual property and developing the nec9 essary infrastructure to help citizens take full advan10 tage of their own creativity; 

11 (3) applauds the ongoing contributions of 

12 human creativity and intellectual property to growth 

13 and innovation and for the key role they play in pro14 moting and ensuring a brighter and stronger future 

15 for the Nation; and 

16 (4) recognizes that intellectual property con17 tinues to face serious, new challenges, which affect 

18 prospects for future growth of the United States 

19 economy. 

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