DETROIT - Local business leaders will discuss the innovation economy and patent reform at a roundtable briefing Friday at TechTown Detroit. Michelle Lee, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the first woman to head the U.S. patent system, will discuss several key initiatives of the USPTO.
As a principal advisor to President Obama on intellectual property matters, she will also discuss current proposals for patent reform legislation in Congress, goals for protecting intellectual property in upcoming international trade agreements, and more generally, the role of intellectual property in driving innovation.
The meeting, hosted by Business Forward and TechTown Detroit, is open to press.
If you would like to join the briefing, please contact Rachel Harvey at RHarvey@BusinessFWD.org or 202-470-1318.
WHO: Michelle Lee, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
WHAT: Business Leader Briefing
WHEN: Friday, April 17 at 10:30am ET
WHERE: TechTown Detroit, 440 Burroughs Street, Detroit
HOW: Please RSVP to Rachel Harvey at RHarvey@BusinessFWD.org, 202-470-1318
About Business Forward
With the help of more than 50 of the world's most respected companies, Business Forward is making it easier for tens of thousands of business leaders from across America to advise Washington on how to create jobs and accelerate our economy. Business Forward is active in more than 100 cities and works with more than 450 senior Administration officials, Members of Congress, governors, and mayors.
To date, the organization has also brought more than 3,000 business leaders to the White House to brief the President's economic advisors. Business leaders who have participated in these briefings have seen their suggestions implemented in the Affordable Care Act, the Jobs Act, three trade agreements, and every one of the President's budgets. Many have also shared their recommendations with their representatives in Congress and through op-eds and interviews with local media. Ninety-eight out of 100 business leaders who have participated in a Business Forward briefing would be interested in participating in another one. For more information please visit www.BusinessFWD.org.