In Southeast Asia (particularly Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam), GIPC has worked with government IP bodies and journalists to promote IP protection. We have organized seminars in which local business representatives, economists, and government officials have discussed the role that IP protection plays in promoting local innovation and economic development. Counterfeiting and piracy are major concerns for U.S. companies, as DVDs, software, apparel, and pharmaceuticals are copied and sold illegally throughout the region.  The issuance of compulsory licenses for pharmaceuticals and the institutional weakening of intellectual property rights pose challenges for U.S.

The GIPC aims to facilitate enhanced U.S.-EU engagement, cooperation and coordination on IP matters in order to advance shared IP priorities bilaterally and in third countries. The GIPC believes that such cooperation at the highest of levels is essential to promoting the economic growth of our respective economies and of the global economy as a whole.   Toward that end, the GIPC is cultivating a wide range of partners, including European business confederations, American Chambers of Commerce, leading manufacturers, entrepreneurs, policy institutes, non-governmental organizations, think tanks and academics, in support of the important role that intellectual property rights play in building strong innovative economies.  In addition, the GIPC also provides critical information to European policy makers on the value of IP and its role in generating economic competitiveness.

In March 2009, GIPC partnered with the Confederation of British Industry for the Third

The GIPC is working to improve India’s patent laws to enhance the business environment for rights holders, as well as improve the welfare of Indian patients, consumers, and workers.  The GIPC, in partnership with the Chamber’s U.S.-India Business Council, is engaging with government officials and all other stakeholders in a series of initiatives designed to create a genuine innovation ecosystem in India.  Our Coalition for Healthy India  brings together patient advocates, scientists and researchers, the business community, non-governmental organizations, and medical professionals to ensure that Indian patients have access to the best treatments and cures.  A long-standing partnership with the George Washington University School of Law and the Confederation of Indian Industry allows us to launch programs aimed at fostering interaction and the sharing of best practices between senior judges, academics and patent office officials in both countries.  All of these activities are bolstered by a robust research program and communications strategy.

"Technology Transfer, Biodiversity, and Green Technology"
A High Kenya Government Officials Briefing on Innovation
March 20-21, 2009

In China, GIPC is working with other IP stakeholders on a comprehensive initiative to advocate for enhanced regulatory data and patent protection for rights holders.  GIPC is also working to reduce infringing content on user-generated content and deep-linking websites in China.  To address these priority issues, GIPC is: developing sustained, high-level dialogue between U.S. IP experts and PRC government officials, business stakeholders, and academics; establishing a robust platform for advocacy on China’s changing IP legal and regulatory frameworks; exchanging best practices through execution of seminars, training, and research; and coordinating policy messages to the U.S. government.  Our program aims to promote China’s goal of building an innovative society in a manner that will benefit domestic and foreign rights holders.