The U.S. Chamber of Commerce releases the 12th edition of the International IP Index, providing a global picture for the year 2024

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce releases the 12th edition of the International IP Index, providing a global picture for the year 2024

Last Thursday (22), the US Chamber of Commerce (USCC) released the 12th International IP Index, a report that maps the IP environment of 55 global economies with criteria aimed at evaluating IP systems worldwide. The index also looks, through actions taken in 2023, at global trends in IP, as well as providing a comparative overview of developments in the area.

Thus, at a global level, the document highlights important results. Firstly, it shows the current ranking of countries in terms of the development of their IP policies. The United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Sweden occupy the top five positions in the overall assessment. The index also points out that Saudi Arabia, Brazil and Nigeria were the countries that recorded the greatest advances in the index’s overall score. According to the publication, these improvements reflect increased investment in innovation.

With regard to patents, the report points out that 23 economies achieved scores above 70% in this field, with Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland and the United States leading the top positions in the ranking. The document also mentions major legislative changes in this area in India and Pakistan.

In the fight against internet piracy, it highlighted the increase in 2023 in the use of so-called “dynamic” injunctions (to prevent successive URL changes). Countries such as Brazil, Argentina, India, Canada and Singapore were identified as using such measures.

Of the 55 countries analyzed, Brazil ranks 33rd and 13th in terms of the efficiency of the IP system. According to the USCC, the country scored 46.52% overall in the comparative assessment of IP policies, an increase of 4.50%. The index enshrines the results of “Operation Copyright” and “Operation 404 against piracy”, both enforcement actions by the Brazilian police against copyright infringement, as the strengths of the country’s IP policy in 2023. There is also mention of Brazil’s accession to the Hague Agreement, the international system for registering industrial designs.

The document can be accessed via the link: https://www.uschamber.com/intellectual-property/2024-ip-index?country=

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