Protecting intellectual property rights

White House
Friday, January 28, 2011
1:15 pm

The Vice President holds a meeting to discuss the steps the Administration is taking to protect intellectual property rights, combat piracy, and prevent the proliferation of counterfeit goods

Attorney General Eric Holder
Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke
Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to the President
Jack Lew, Director, Office of Management and Budget
Victoria Espinel, U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator
John Morton, Director, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Ambassador Phil Verveer, Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, U.S. Department of State
Carl Bass, President and CEO, Autodesk
John Lechleiter, President and CEO, Eli Lilly
Thomas Rothman, Co-Chairman and CEO, Fox Filmed Entertainment
Ajay Banga, President and CEO, Mastercard
Glen Barros, President and CEO, Concord Records
Paul Almeida, President, Department of Professional Employees, AFL-CIO
Ivan Seidenberg, Chairman and CEO, Verizon
Gigi Sohn, President, Public Knowledge
Aneesh Chopra, Chief Technology Officer of the United States
Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of Food and Drugs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
David Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alan Hoffman, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Vice President
Jason Furman, Deputy Director, National Economic Council