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Commerce Under Secretary to Highlight North Carolina’s Innovation and Competitiveness

Posted by J Matthew Buchanan at February 16, 2006 04:20 PM

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February 16, 2006
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Commerce Under Secretary to Highlight North Carolina’s Innovation and Competitiveness
Charlotte event to focus on UNC Charlotte leadership in health care–related innovation

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Jon Dudas will speak at UNC Charlotte to highlight President Bush’s competitiveness initiative and a genda to make the health care system more efficient while continuing to lead the world in cutting edge medicine .

What	USPTO event celebrating competitiveness and innovation in health care technology-as follow-up to President’s State of the Union address. Learn about UNC Charlotte’s leadership in bringing ideas to market, their benefits to the region and the country, and important role of the U.S. patent and trademark systems. A question and answer session will follow immediately after the speech.
Who	Jon Dudas, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office John Doll, Commissioner for Patents Congressman Robin Hayes (N.C.-8 th District) Researchers and administrators at University of North Carolina-Charlotte and the Charlotte Research Institute, independent inventors, local technology-oriented companies.
Where	UNC Charlotte Campus Woodward Hall / Science and Technology Building Room 106
When	Friday, February 17, 2006 2:00 p.m.