Panel discussion on Intellectual Property Rights

April 26, 2010 marks the 10th anniversary of World Intellectual Property (IP) Day, and the 40th anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). This year's World IP Day theme, "Innovation - linking the world" focuses on how innovation has created and continues to foster, physical, intellectual, social, and cultural connections among individuals and societies around the world. The American Centre with the Faculty of Law (Colombo University) will be hosting a panel discussion on Intellectual Property Rights with eminent panelists to help raise awareness about the importance of intellectual property to the global economy at Faculty of Law, University of Colombo at 4 p.m. on April 26.

Panelists are, National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka Director General Dr. D.M. Karunaratne, Colombo University Law Faculty Dean N. Selvakumaran and President's Counsel Dinal Phillips. Soundarie David-Rodrigo will give an introduction on Intellectual Property Law and provide a brief comparison between U.S. and Sri Lankan IP Law at the discussion.