PIIPA Welcomes New President & CEO R. Mark Davis Mark is a social entrepreneur and humanitarian with thirty years experience leading private and social sector organizations. He is a Hesselbein Fellow with the Leader to Leader Institute (formerly The Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management), has managed business in twenty-one countries and created strategic alliances with the world's largest NGO's. Mark is a true global emissary whose extensive international business development experience will help PIIPA increase its mission, build community and change lives. New Book from PIIPA to be Published Later This Year! Intellectual Property and Human Development: Current Trends and Future Scenarios This book examines the social impact of intellectual property laws. It addresses issues and trends relating to health, food security, education, new technologies, preservation of bio-cultural heritage, and contemporary challenges in promoting the arts. It explores how intellectual property frameworks could be better calibrated to meet socioeconomic needs in countries at different stages of development, with local contexts and culture in mind. Read more… PIIPA (Public Interest Intellectual Property Advisors, Inc.) is an international non-profit organization that makes intellectual property counsel available for developing countries and public interest organizations who seek to promote health, agriculture, biodiversity, science, culture, and the environment. PIIPA has three main activities:
IP CORPS: PIIPA mobilizes intellectual property (IP) professional volunteers (attorneys, agents, licensing specialists, and others specializing in IP matters) who agree to put their services to good use for global communities. Volunteer to join the IP Corps. 
PIIPA is independent, international, non-partisan, and practical. It is a charitable service and support organization, rather than an advocacy or policy group. |
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ENGLISH FRENCH ARABIC ESPAÑOL PORTUGUÊS CHINESE July 30, 2010 |
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