The committees put IP rights at the highest interagency level possible and have the stated aim of promoting innovation through the protection of such rights.
The two committees are aimed at enforcement, one of them a senior committee consisting of the cabinet-level heads of nine major departments of government such as Treasury, Commerce, Justice, Agriculture and Trade.
The second committee consists of agencies directly involved in IP enforcement, including the US Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Homeland Security, State Department, and Health and Human Services.
Both committees will be headed by US IP Enforcement Coordinator Victoria Espinel, who issued her first annual report this week....Full Story: New White House IP Advisory Committees Elevates IP Enforcement To Highest Level [3]