Fair Access - Just Results!
PIIPA was the first and is the global leader in providing pro bono IP services to developing countries. Despite the growing debate about the complex global role of intellectual property over the past decade, and the diversity of policy initiatives and academic studies spawned by (and contributing to) this debate, little has been done to meet the practical demands of developing countries and public interest organizations for access to intellectual property expertise on a case-by-case basis.
Wealthier organizations and private industry have access to such expertise, by paying for the services of the intellectual property professionals that are concentrated in developed countries. In contrast, in developing countries, there are few intellectual property professionals and many organizations cannot afford to pay for their services.
Moreover, many intellectual property professionals are ill-equipped to meet the needs of public interest clients. Society benefits when all people have access to good information and competent advice, and fairness dictates that when poor and excluded people are confronted with the very complicated issues involving intellectual property, they should have access to expert advice and representation.
PIIPA was established as an independent international service and referral organization that can help fill the need for assistance by making the know-how of intellectual property professionals available to developing countries. PIIPA’s services are practical, not policy-oriented.
PIIPA’s goal is to provide balance and information that may help harness the power of informed debate to solve problems, and combat the fear and ignorance that make solutions impossible and lead to protracted disputes. PIIPA’s beneficiaries are finding new ways to solve problems in such contentious and difficult fields as traditional knowledge, biodiversity, health, and agriculture.
We are governed by a volunteer board of directors and gain additional guidance from an International Advisory Board comprised of IP thought leaders from every continent. PIIPA is a tax-exempt corporation under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.
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Board of Directors
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Michael A. Gollin, J.D.
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Venable LLP
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Joshua D. Sarnoff, J.D.
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Associate Professor, DePaul College of Law
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Rita Khanna, Ph.D., J.D.
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General Counsel, Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation
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R. Mark Davis
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President and Acting CEO
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Staff Volunteers
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Alexandra Suryakrisitanto, LLM
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Pro Bono Coordinator
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Anne Renouf, Ph.D., J.D.
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Global Resource Development Committee
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Shannon McCarthy
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Graphic Design
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Baskut Tuncak, J.D.
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Online Journal of Public Interest IP
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Tzen Wong
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Book Editor
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Adaku Nwachukwu, J.D.
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Case Study Documentation
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2011 International Advisory Committee (IAC)
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R. Mark Davis
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PIIPA President and Acting CEO
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Michael Davitz
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Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
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Graham Dutfield
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University of Leeds
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Susan Finston
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IP Advocate/Finston Consulting
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Michael Gollin
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PIIPA Board Member
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Marianne Guerin-McManus
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U.S. Dept. of Commerce
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Victoria Henson-Apollonio
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IP Advocate
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Rita Khanna, P.h.D
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PIIPA Board Member
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John Kilama, Ph.D.
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Global Bioscience Development Institute
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Stanley Kowalski
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Franklin Pierce Shool of Law
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Anatole Krattiger
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WIPO, Director, Global Challenges Division
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Charles McManis
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Washington School of Law
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Peter Munyi
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ICIPE-Kenya
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Maria Julia Oliva
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Ethical BioTrade
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Donna Perdue
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Perdue IP Law
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Ben Prickril
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National Institutes of Health
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Manuel Ruiz Muller
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La Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental
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Silvia Salazar
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University of Costa Rica
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Josh Sarnoff
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PIIPA Board Member
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Dalindyebo Shabalala
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Maastricht University
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Baskut Tuncak
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PIIPA IP Corps Volunteer
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Nancy Zoubek
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Jones Day LLP
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Past International Advisory Committee (IAC) Members
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Shyamkrishna Balganesh
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Balliol College, University of Oxford, UK
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Beatrice Chaytor
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Director, Policy Planning & Research Division, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Sierra Leone
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Elliot Eder
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Eder P.C.
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Roberta Faul-Zeitler
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Principal/Publisher/Editor at Green News Update
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Victoria Henson-Apollonio P.h.D.
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Senior Scientist/ Manager, the CGIAR Central Advisory Service on IP, Italy
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John Kilama, Ph.D.
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Global Bioscience Development Institute
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Robert Lettington
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Deputy Director, SEAPRI, Nairobi, Kenya
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Charles McManis
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Washington University School of Law
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Peter Munyi
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ICIPE-Kenya
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Rose Ndegwa
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IP Officer, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya
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Arti K. Rai
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Professor of Law, Duke University
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Manuel Ruiz Muller
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La Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental
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Silvia Salazar
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Universidad de Costa Rica
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Brad Simon
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General Counsel, PlayFirst Inc.
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Roy Widdus
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Project Manager, Initiative on Public-Private Partnerships for Health, Global Forum For Health Research, Geneva, Switzerland
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Richard Wilder
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Associate General Counsel, IP Policy, Microsoft
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Rosemary Wolson
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IP Manager, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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Daniel Yost
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliff
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Terry Young M.B.A.
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Editor, Innovation Matters
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Jianyang Yu
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Liu Shen & Associates, Beijing, China
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