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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Our Work
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.
Events
- Intellectual Property19th Annual USPTO IP Attaché RoundtableTuesday, December 0908:30 AM EST - 11:00 AM ESTJW Marriott Washington DC, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004Learn More
- Security and ResilienceDisaster Resilience Forum: Beyond the PayoffWednesday, December 1008:30 AM EST - 10:30 AM ESTCharleston Marriott, Charleston, South CarolinaLearn More
- Security and ResilienceInflation, global growth challenges and the middle marketWednesday, December 1001:00 PM EST - 01:45 PM ESTVirtualLearn More
Latest Content
- Intellectual property rights protect creative individuals and businesses and encourage economic growth, innovation, and job creation.Experts from across multiple industries discuss how their innovation ecosystems work to promote collaboration and support intellectual property.As leaders map out the path forward for their IP agendas, they should first consider these top findings.Now in the eleventh edition, the International IP Index benchmarks the IP framework in 55 global economies across 50 unique indicators.Nasdaq’s CEO discusses the impact of innovative technologies on the U.S. and how regulators and innovators must collaborate to drive business forward in 2023.This year’s State of American Business speech sets out an 'Agenda for American Strength': an aspirational and forward-looking plan to set up the country and its business community for long-term success.Trade and innovation are both essential to U.S. prosperity — and it turns out they are closely related. Here's why America must lead on trade and innovation.The U.S. Chamber of Commerce teams up with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Amazon to educate consumers to ‘Shop Smart’ and avoid counterfeit goods this holiday season.
