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.
But price controls on medicines could put this progress at risk.
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The U.S. Chamber’s 14th International IP Index evaluates 55 economies across 53 criteria to provide actionable guidance on strengthening intellectual property systems that drive innovation, creativity, and global economic growth.
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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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- GLP-1 medicines are revolutionizing obesity treatment and improving patient health. Policymakers must support continued innovation and increase patient access.A proposal to expand march-in rights under Bayh-Dole threatens the collaborative public-private partnerships essential for advancing quantum computing technology.Current congressional proposals will impose unnecessary red tape, undermining America’s innovation ecosystem.The Administration's price controls on lifesaving medicines hinder patient access and innovation, emphasizing the need for market-driven solutions.U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Chamber share expertise on the dangers of counterfeit goods and how to keep communities safe from illicit trade.Shop Smart campaign educates consumers to keep Americans safe.For 40 years, it has been settled policy that the Federal Government would not use 'march-in rights' to seize intellectual property. However, a new Biden Administration proposal aims to invoke them.The CHIPS and Science Act is making substantial investments in America’s semiconductor industry and laying the foundation for additional investments in research and development.The U.S. Chamber of Commerce (“Chamber”) Global Innovation Policy Center (“GIPC”) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the proposed plan to promote access to taxpayer-funded inventions created through the National Institutes of Health’s (“NIH”) intramural research and development program (“Proposal”).
