SIIA Welcomes New Commerce Department Report
For Immediate Release
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SIIA Welcomes New Commerce Department Report
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 11, 2012) - Keith Kupferschmid, General Counsel and SVP, Intellectual Property for the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), issued the following statement following the Commerce Department's report on Intellectual Property's Contributions to the U.S. Economy:
"SIIA welcomes this groundbreaking report, which shows, from an independent and authoritative body, that Intellectual Property protection is essential to the creation of American jobs and growth of the U.S. economy. The report found that 40 million jobs, or 27.7 percent of all jobs, were attributable to the most IP-intensive industries in 2010, while software publishers led the way among IP-intensive service-providers with $22.3 billion in exports in 2007. The Commerce Department's report underscores the critical importance of adequately and effectively protecting the software and digital content industries, which are key drivers of economic growth and recovery."
About SIIA
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to more than 500 leading software and information companies.