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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2025 International IP Index
The 13th edition of the U.S. Chamber’s International IP Index is a comprehensive assessment of the world’s intellectual property frameworks. The Index illustrates how smart policies foster innovation and creativity, stimulate 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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Latest Content
- The Chamber’s report makes a compelling case for strong copyright protections.
- A U.S. Chamber report highlights the significant economic and cultural contributions of copyright industries and emphasizes the need for policies to protect and support the creative ecosystem.
- This report explores the powerful role copyright plays in fueling creativity, supporting high-quality jobs, and driving global competitiveness.
- In 2023, China surpassed the U.S. in industry-sponsored clinical trials, signaling a potential shift in global biopharma leadership. Strategic investments by China and restrictive U.S. policies are key factors in this change.
- The 2025 U.S. Chamber International IP Index benchmarks the IP framework in 55 global economies across 53 unique indicators, reflecting the ongoing progress and challenges to securing effective IP protection and enforcement in economies worldwide. The 2025 Index illustrates continued progress to strengthen copyright protection, with the average score in the copyright indicators increasing from 50.61% last year to 51.45% this year, reflecting many efforts worldwide to improve copyright protection.
- See the good, the bad, and worst in recent global patent trends
- In April, the Chamber released the 2025 International IP Index which provides a comprehensive assessment of the global intellectual property (IP) landscape. Trademark protection is a key components of an effective IP ecosystem because trademarks both help businesses protect their brand identity and ensure consumers can trust the authenticity and safety of the products they purchase. The 2025 Index provides a snapshot of key trends in trademark protection and enforcement worldwide.
- Effective regulatory enforcement and strong intellectual property (IP) protections are essential for protecting biopharmaceutical innovation and ensuring patient safety.
- Despite positive steps advanced by the Chinese government, many IP commitments remain unimplemented.
