Hearings
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Mr. Paul Misener, Vice President of Global Public Policy, Amazon.com, Inc.
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Ms. Mei-lan Stark, Immediate Past President, International Trademark Association
Statements for the Record:
Dear Colleague:
Over the past two decades, tensions between police and communities of color have grown as allegations of police brutality and racial profiling by law enforcement agents have increased in number and frequency. The tragic police-involved shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri and the local police department's response to the protests are just the latest examples of the challenges faced in reforming police practices.
Collateral consequences impair opportunities for employment, housing, public benefits, educational loans, and family connections. Although studies show that there are over 45,000 state and federal collateral consequences of conviction, judges in the United States are not required to warn convicted individuals of all of these consequences. These collateral consequences make re-entry, transition, and success difficult, if not, impossible. They also disproportionately affect women and children, especially those of color.
Mr. Paul Misener, Viice President, Global Public Policy, Amazon.com
Mr. John S. McCoskey, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Motion Picture Association of America
Mr. Sebastian Holst, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, PreEmptive Solutions
Mr. David Sohn, General Counsel and Director of CDT's Project on Copyright and Technology, Center for Democracy and Technology
Opening Statements
Statement of Rep. John Conyers, Jr.
Hearing on H.R. "Innovation Act" (H.R. 3309)
October 29, 2013, 10 AM
2141 Rayburn Building
There are few economic issues that our committee or this Congress will face that are more important than whether and how to reform our patent laws. Intellectual property – principally patents – are responsible for nearly one third of all jobs in the U.S. economy. Our patent system, while not perfect, is the envy of the world and perhaps the most significant driver of growth in our economy.