On April 23, President Joseph R. Biden issued a proclamation for World IP Day:
"This year, on World Intellectual Property Day, we celebrate the
innovators and creators who enrich our lives and create the products,
services, companies, and industries of tomorrow. We especially recognize
the power of intellectual property protection in allowing our small
businesses to compete, thrive, and play their important role as the
heart and soul of our communities and the engines of our economic
progress.
"Small businesses are critical to our success as a Nation. They make up 90 percent of businesses in the United States, employ nearly half of America’s private sector workers, and create two-thirds of new jobs, and bring opportunity to every corner of our Nation. Inventions born in the garages of small towns can have just as much impact as those developed in high-tech labs. This year’s World Intellectual Property Day highlights the critical role these small businesses play in our society and the ways intellectual property can help support their continued growth and resilience."
Read the full proclamation, learn more about World IP Day, and join today's virtual celebration of World IP Day 2021.