Executive Order 11484 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11484—Designating the United International Bureaux for the Protection of Intellectual Property (BIRPI) as a Public International Organization Entitled to Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities

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Monday, September 29, 1969

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1 min read (175 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Richard Nixon on 1969-09-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designating the United International Bureaux for the Protection of Intellectual Property (BIRPI) as a Public International Organization Entitled to Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Evaluated against the Fifth Amendment, this action touches upon property or economic rights. An early statesman would insist upon strict adherence to due process of law and the constitutional guarantee that private holdings shall not be encumbered or taken for public purposes without just compensation and lawful process.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 669), and having found that the United States participates in the United International Bureaux for the Protection of Intellectual Property (BIRPI) pursuant to the Convention of Paris for the Protection of Industrial Property of 20th March, 1883, as revised, 13 UST 1, and the joint resolution approved July 12, 1960, as amended, 22 U.S.C.

▪ 269f, I hereby designate the United International Bureaux for the Protection of Intellectual Property (BIRPI) as a public international organization entitled to enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities conferred by the International Organizations Immunities Act.

▪ The designation of the United International Bureaux for the Protection of Intellectual Property (BIRPI) as a public international organization within the meaning of the International Organizations Immunities Act shall not be deemed to abridge in any respect privileges, exemptions, and immunities which that organization may have acquired or may acquire by treaty or congressional action.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

175

1,188 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11484, Richard Nixon (Sep 29, 1969). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11484-designating-the-united-international-bureaux-for-the-protection.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of the International Organizations Immunities Act, approved December 29, 1945 (59 Stat. 669), and having found that the United States participates in the United International Bureaux for the Protection of Intellectual Property (BIRPI) pursuant to the Convention of Paris for the Protection of Industrial Property of 20th March, 1883, as revised, 13 UST 1, and the joint resolution approved July 12, 1960, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 269f, I hereby designate the United International Bureaux for the Protection of Intellectual Property (BIRPI) as a public international organization entitled to enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities conferred by the International Organizations Immunities Act. The designation of the United International Bureaux for the Protection of Intellectual Property (BIRPI) as a public international organization within the meaning of the International Organizations Immunities Act shall not be deemed to abridge in any respect privileges, exemptions, and immunities which that organization may have acquired or may acquire by treaty or congressional action. RICHARD NIXON The White House September 29, 1969