PRESS RELEASES 2005

U.S. Professor to Discuss Intellectual Property Rights Issues in Jamaica

Kingston, August 18, 2005

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) specialist Professor Doris Long, who teaches at the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois, will visit Jamaica from August 29-31 to discuss copyright issues and the problem of piracy with local stakeholders.  Professor Long’s visit is funded by the U.S. Department of State through the U.S. Embassy’s Office of Public Affairs, who are coordinating the program in partnership with the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) in the Ministry of Commerce, Science and Technology.
 
During her stay, Professor Long will discuss piracy issues with the Jamaican private sector at a breakfast to be hosted on August 31 by the American Chamber of Commerce of Jamaica.  She will also conduct a workshop with law enforcement officers and prosecutors to discuss effective enforcement strategies; and will participate in a dialogue with librarians and educators on developing copyright policies for the information sector in print and digital libraries.
 
Professor Long joined the faculty of the John Marshall Law School in 1994.  She lectures in the areas of intellectual property, contracts and unfair competition law including international aspects, and has presented papers at numerous conferences overseas.  She is the author of a number of books and article on IPR law.