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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- The Chamber urges USTR to crack down on global IP theft in its 2025 Notorious Markets Review, highlighting threats to innovation, consumer safety, and live sports broadcasting rights.The coalition letter was sent to Members of the United States Congress in opposition to the Department of Commerce's valuation-based patent fee proposalThe Chamber released additional data illustrating the socio-economic benefits economies can receive by making a conscious policy choice to embrace IP protection. The supplemental Statistical Annex underscores a clear message: strong IP protection drives productivity, competitiveness, and economic growth.Learn about the dangers of counterfeit goods and how families can make smart, safe shopping choices while gearing up for school.The counterfeit economy is growing fast. It’s time to treat it like the serious threat it is.Powerful polling shows market-based solutions are essential to protect patient access, encourage innovation, and maintain U.S. leadership in life sciences.Explore the impact on life-saving treatments, research funding, and patient access, and discover market-driven solutions to ensure continued healthcare advancements for American patients.Trade secrets are vital for businesses to protect their commercially valuable confidential information. However, the latest findings from the International IP Index reveal that this category remains one of the weakest areas globally, with many economies lacking effective trade secrets protection.U.S. Chamber Senior Vice President and Head of International, John Murphy sent the following letter to USTR General Counsel Ms. Jennifer Thornton in response to request for comments on 'Foreign Nations Freeloading on American-Financed Innovation' [USTR-2025-0011]A new proposal to fine patent owners based on subjective valuations threatens to destabilize America’s innovation ecosystem, risking economic growth, job creation, and global competitiveness.
