IP Advocate Wins Two Communicator Awards of Distinction from International Academy of Visual Arts

Non-Profit Dedicated to Empowering Academic Researchers is Honored for
Excellence in Education and Branding
ATLANTA--(Business Wire)--
IP Advocate (www.IPAdvocate.org) today announced it has won two awards from the
International Academy of the Visual Arts, honoring the non-profit organization
with "Communicator Awards of Distinction" in the categories of Education and
Branding.

IP Advocate.org was selected from more than 9,000 entries from companies and
agencies around the world, making the Communicator Award the largest and most
prestigious award of its kind.

The Communicator Awards is the leading international awards program honoring
creative excellence for communications professionals. The awards are judged by
the International Academy of the Visual Arts (IAVA), an invitation-only body
consisting of top-tier professionals from acclaimed media, communications,
advertising, creative and marketing firms.

"A communications award is especially meaningful to us, because communication is
the central theme for what we`re trying to accomplish," said Dr. Renee Kaswan,
founder of IP Advocate, former research professor at the University of Georgia
and inventor of the billion-dollar drug Restasis®. "We want to give voice to the
community of academic researchers - the very people who find cures for diseases
and invent new technologies for us to explore, but who all-too-often are
overlooked during the process of getting their discoveries from the lab to the
people who need them. We`re thrilled with this honor."

IAVA is the second organization to officially honor IP Advocate. Earlier this
month IP Advocate announced it won the Interactive Media Award for Outstanding
Achievement in Advocacy

IP Advocate is dedicated to helping academic researchers preserve their rights
in their work and to cultivating an online community that focuses on
safeguarding the interests of faculty inventors. IPAdvocate.org is led by
executive director, Rhaz Zeisler - a recognized industry innovator of
multi-channel interactive new media and digital branding.

Already one of the most comprehensive IP resources available, IPAdvocate.org
provides a storehouse of authoritative information on laws and litigation
related to intellectual property issues, case studies that represent both
cautionary tales and examples of commercialization done right, and an
interactive forum where researchers and others can share information with each
other and discuss laws, ethics, best practices, public policy on academic
technology transfer and more.

About IP Advocate

IP Advocate (www.IPAdvocate.org) is a non-profit organization that educates and
empowers faculty researchers on patent rights and the process of
commercialization - helping inventors protect their rights during the complex
process of getting their invention from the lab to the people who need it. IP
Advocate is a rich resource of information and best practices related to the
commercialization of intellectual property. The organization was founded by Dr.
Renee Kaswan, inventor of the billion-dollar drug Restasis and a former research
professor at the University of Georgia; and is led by executive director Rhaz
Zeisler, a recognized international interactive media brand strategist, and
former Walt Disney producer and IBM creative executive. IP Advocate is a
501(c)(3) organization, based in Atlanta.

Edge Communications, Inc.
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