    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 134, 116th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Proclamation 10015 of April 24, 2020
    World Intellectual Property Day, 2020
    By the President of the United States of America
    A Proclamation
    Our Nation's history is defined by discovery, ingenuity, and innovation.
    Americans are known for their resourcefulness and ability to find
    solutions to a wide range of challenges, including the development of
    technologies that advance our security, health, and prosperity. This
    resourcefulness has been a driving force of economic growth and human
    development since the founding of our Nation, and our future depends on
    the continued protection of our intellectual property. On World
    Intellectual Property Day, we renew our resolve to protect and secure
    the works and innovations of American artists, inventors, and other
    creators who continually push the boundaries of human knowledge and
    understanding.
    Our Founding Fathers recognized the vital role that intellectual
    property plays in society and in supporting a robust economy. The
    Intellectual Property Clause of the Constitution reflects their
    understanding that laws must be in place to ``promote the progress of
    science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and
    inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and
    discoveries.''; More than two centuries later, we remain committed to
    this idea, upholding and strengthening an intellectual property system
    that encourages greater American innovation and advances our global
    competitiveness.
    My Administration is building on our Nation's history of securing
    intellectual property rights. In the United States, intellectual
    property-intensive industries account for nearly one-third of all
    employment and approximately 40 percent of our country's gross domestic
    product, an estimated $6.6 trillion. To support these industries, in
    January of this year I signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
    (USMCA) into law, replacing the outdated and unbalanced North American
    Free Trade Agreement. USMCA furthers my Administration's pro-growth
    agenda by establishing ground-breaking protections for trade secrets,
    strengthening border security, and enhancing trademark, copyright, and
    patent provisions. These are the most comprehensive intellectual
    property standards ever included in a free trade agreement.
    Additionally, earlier this year I signed an Executive Order on Ensuring
    Safe and Lawful E-Commerce for United States Consumers, Businesses,
    Government Supply Chains, and Intellectual Property Rights Holders,
    which is aimed at finding improved ways to protect intellectual property

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    rights holders from an increasing amount of counterfeit and pirated
    goods marketed online.
    The importance of intellectual property has never been more apparent
    than it is now, as we continue the ongoing battle against the
    coronavirus. To respond to this national and international emergency,
    the Federal, State, and local Governments have partnered with the
    private sector to develop new and powerful tools to combat the spread of
    the virus and provide care to those in need, focusing every available
    resource on the fight against the invisible enemy. Relying on strong
    intellectual property protections, these industries are able to act
    boldly to invent new tests, begin developing experimental treatments and
    vaccines, and rapidly produce and reengineer medical equipment to help
    win this war. These efforts are saving tens of thousands of lives and
    reflect the unrivaled power of American industry and innovation.
    This month, we pay tribute to our Nation's long history of ingenuity and
    advancement, and we recommit to protecting, promoting, and prioritizing
    a business and economic environment that supports those who carry on
    this legacy. The pioneering spirit of these artists, authors, inventors,
    and other creators has improved our lives and the lives of
    millions of people around the world, and will continue to propel us
    toward a better future.
    NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
    America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
    the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 26, 2020, as
    World Intellectual Property Day. I encourage Americans to observe this
    day to celebrate the benefits of intellectual property to our economy
    and our country.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fourth day
    of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty, and of the
    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
    fourth.
    DONALD J. TRUMP