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Proc 10015ProclamationTrump 45 · RCeremonial

Proclamation 10015

World Intellectual Property Day, 2020

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In simple terms

President Trump proclaimed April 26, 2020 as World Intellectual Property Day, celebrating American innovation and intellectual property protections. The proclamation highlights the economic importance of IP-intensive industries, references recent trade and enforcement actions, and connects IP protections to COVID-19 response efforts including vaccine and treatment development.

Federal Register Open PDF 85 FR 23891

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 85 FR 23891

    Federal Register PDF

  3. World Intellectual Property Day observance

Key directives

  • Proclaim April 26, 2020 as World Intellectual Property Day
  • Encourage Americans to observe this day to celebrate benefits of intellectual property

What to expect

Immediate

  • Proclamation of April 26, 2020 as World Intellectual Property Day

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Proclamation references USMCA and an executive order on e-commerce but does not itself establish binding policy
  • COVID-19 framing may be seen as politicizing public health crisis for trade policy narrative
  • No substantive enforcement directives or new policy mechanisms created
Proclamation 10015: World Intellectual Property Day, 2020 · Executive Orders