India at an IP Crossroads

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Once as shining example for economic opportunity, local policymakers and the judiciary have puzzlingly set India on a course that has left the innovative industries unsettled. Earlier this week, the GIPC joined Former U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky, Information Technology & Innovation Foundation’s (ITIF) Senior Analyst Stephen Ezell, and Third Way’s Senior Fellow for Trade Ed Gerwin in an event to discuss the ramifications of India’s rapidly deteriorating intellectual property (IP) environment.

Tags: Compulsory licensing, Economy, Ed Gerwin, India, innovation, ITIF, Prtibha Patil, Stephen Ezell, The Economist, Third Way

Luke, I Am Your GDP

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1977 called and it wants its GDP revised. In a stunning announcement, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is set to correct a long-standing mismeasurement of the data that gauges the heartbeat of the U.S. economy. This “comprehensive revision” will put the extensive and intensive investments in intellectual property (IP) front and center.

Tags: BEA, Economy, GDP, IP Creates Jobs, Star Wars

Guess Who Isn’t Paying Taxes

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While most of us begrudgingly stood in line at the post office yesterday to send in our checks to Uncle Sam, there are others who, well, did not. And it’s not because they couldn’t. Some of these tax-adverse “entrepreneurs” raked in anywhere from $120,000 to $10 million, and even $100 million through illicit counterfeiting and piracy operations.

Tags: Counterfeiting and Piracy, Dangerous Fakes, Economy, GAO, government, tax

India – The Outlier on Intellectual Property

While India’s economic ascent has been nothing short of miraculous, it is imperative that India take into account the importance of ensuring adequate IP rights as they consider expanding their trade and investment relationships globally.

Tags: Compulsory licensing, Copyright, Economy, House Ways and Means, India, innovation, International, Measuring Momentum, patent, Pharmaceuticals, Trade

The State of American Business 2013

With tough economic times holding onto the coattails of 2013, success in the form of entrepreneurship, jobs, innovation, and competitiveness topped the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s 2013 American Jobs and Growth Agenda.

Tags: Counterfeiting and Piracy, Economy, Enforcement, Mark Elliot, TPP, Trade, USCC

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India at an IP Crossroads