Intellectual Property
Every innovation that improves lives, advances society, and drives our economy starts with an idea. Strong intellectual property rights—including patents, trademarks, and copyrights—protect and incentivize those ideas. When inventors, researchers, engineers, artists, and entrepreneurs have legal certainty that their work will be protected and rewarded, they can keep the transformative ideas coming. Intellectual property protections also shield consumers from dangerous fake and counterfeit goods, giving people assurances that products—from life-saving medicines to toys—are safe and authentic.
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2024 International IP Index
The 12th edition of the U.S. Chamber’s International IP Index is a comprehensive assessment of the world’s intellectual property frameworks. It shows the power of smart policies to foster innovation, creativity, and economic growth and unlock opportunity.
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The U.S. Chamber’s Global Innovation Policy Center champions innovation and creativity through intellectual property standards so businesses can save lives, solve problems, create jobs, advance growth, and enhance society. Our work to protect strong intellectual property rights begins in Washington, D.C., and extends to countries across the globe.
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The CBO’s report reveals that proposed policies to reduce prescription drug prices would have minimal impact on costs while significantly hindering medical innovation.
Digital intellectual property theft is a low-risk, high-reward, multi-billion dollar criminal endeavor that harms consumers, businesses, and the economy. Education, engagement, and public-private collaborations are key for fighting back.
We’ve only just scratched the surface of anti-obesity medical innovation. But we can only unlock that power if Congress reverses the impacts of government price controls.
The Global Innovation Policy Center offers comments to USTR for the 2024 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy.
This summer saw tremendous movement on several major copyright initiatives across the globe.
Mexico must implement its intellectual property obligations under USMCA as critical transition deadlines loom.
Lawmakers’ proposal to use Section 1498 for semaglutide would undermine innovation and economic growth.
WIPO recently released the 17th edition of the Global Innovation Index (GII). Benchmarking the strength of 133 country’s innovation ecosystems, the 2024 report illustrates how innovation can drive economic growth and development in global markets.
Policies that governments put in place can either help foster investment in innovation or stop it in its tracks. Market restrictive policies—such as price controls—lead to fewer new medicines, less research and development (R&D) into new treatments, and longer wait times for patients. These policies will also cause America to forfeit its global leadership in life-science innovation.
