Intellectual Property enforcement is a serious issue for the Obama Administration. Just months after Victoria Espinel, the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, released the Joint Strategic Plan on IP Enforcement, President Obama has established two intellectual property advisory committees. The purpose of these committees is to " to improve the Federal Government’s intellectual property enforcement efforts." This Executive Order establishing these committees comes weeks after Obama's State of the Union address where he stressed the importance of the U.S. remaining competitive in the world economy by promoting innovation and creating new jobs and business opportunities.
Also, the Senate Committee will hold a hearing entitled "Targeting Websites Dedicated to Stealing American Intellectual Property" this Wednesday, February 16, 2011.
