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Unbox Real Happiness: 10 Tips to Give the Gift of Authenticity this Holiday Season

Worldwide trade in counterfeit and fake goods amounts to more than $500 billion annually. With the holiday shopping season kicking off, here are some ways to #ShopSmart and avoid fake products.

Unbox Real Happiness: 10 Tips to Give the Gift of Authenticity this Holiday Season

Worldwide trade in counterfeit and fake goods amounts to more than $500 billion annually. With the holiday shopping season kicking off, here are some ways to #ShopSmart and avoid fake products.

Unbox Real Happiness: 10 Tips to Give the Gift of Authenticity this Holiday Season

Worldwide trade in counterfeit and fake goods amounts to more than $500 billion annually. With the holiday shopping season kicking off, here are some ways to #ShopSmart and avoid fake products.

Passing of Former Register of Copyrights Marybeth Peters

The Global Innovation Policy Center mourns the passing of former Register of Copyrights, Marybeth Peters. Marybeth was a lifelong civil servant, having worked at the Copyright Office from 1966 to 2010. Early in her career she attended law school in the evenings and progressively worked her way up the ranks.... [READ MORE]

Passing of Former Register of Copyrights Marybeth Peters

Proposal at WTO to Waive Intellectual Property Would Set Harmful Precedent

Won’t help with vaccination but could undermine the ability to respond to the next global crisis. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center Senior Vice President Patrick Kilbride issued the following statement today regarding developments on intellectual property (IP) rights at the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial... [READ MORE]

Proposal at WTO to Waive Intellectual Property Would Set Harmful Precedent

Quick Take: Weakening Intellectual Property Protections Will Jeopardize Lifesaving Medical Treatments

By Robert Grant Calls to waive IP rights would undermine medical innovation and our ability to respond to the next pandemic or other crisis. Thanks to the dedication of our brightest scientific minds and most innovative companies, there are enough COVID-19 vaccines in production today to fully vaccinate everyone in the... [READ MORE]

Quick Take: Weakening Intellectual Property Protections Will Jeopardize Lifesaving Medical Treatments

New Report Shows Amazon’s Commitment to Protecting Consumers and Businesses

By Scott Hall The world’s largest retailer issues a detailed report on efforts to protect customers, businesses, and brands from fake and counterfeit goods. Amazon just released its second Brand Protection Report, detailing its significant investment and successes in protecting customers, brands, and selling partners from counterfeits, fraud, and other forms... [READ MORE]

New Report Shows Amazon’s Commitment to Protecting Consumers and Businesses

10 Tips to Avoid Fake Goods When Traveling this Summer

Worldwide trade in counterfeit and fake goods amounts to more than $500 billion each year. With the summer travel season about to kick off, here are some ways to Shop Smart.

10 Tips to Avoid Fake Goods When Traveling this Summer

Worldwide trade in counterfeit and fake goods amounts to more than $500 billion each year. With the summer travel season about to kick off, here are some ways to Shop Smart.

10 Tips to Avoid Fake Goods When Traveling this Summer

Worldwide trade in counterfeit and fake goods amounts to more than $500 billion each year. With the summer travel season about to kick off, here are some ways to Shop Smart.

5 Ways Copyright Laws Encourage Personal Expression and Creativity

By Mei-lan Stark Copyright is essential to ensuring artists, writers, musicians, content creators, and designers can make a livelihood and protect their creative works. If you’re a creator, artist, or inventor, you’re an intellectual property owner. Whether you’re a 17-year-old singer aspiring to go viral, a twenty-something programmer designing the... [READ MORE]

5 Ways Copyright Laws Encourage Personal Expression and Creativity

Making the Case: The Economic Rationale for Intellectual Property Rights

By Kelly Anderson, Executive Director of Health and Drug Policy A new report shows how a nation’s intellectual property policies influence its economic output. In March, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce released the tenth edition of the International IP Index (IP Index), ranking the intellectual property (IP) systems in 55 global economies across 50... [READ MORE]

Making the Case: The Economic Rationale for Intellectual Property Rights

On the Road to Global Vaccinations, the Last Mile Remains the Hardest

As business delivers on the promise to manufacture safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines for everyone, challenges persist on getting shots to everyone who needs one.

On the Road to Global Vaccinations, the Last Mile Remains the Hardest

As business delivers on the promise to manufacture safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines for everyone, challenges persist on getting shots to everyone who needs one.

On the Road to Global Vaccinations, the Last Mile Remains the Hardest

As business delivers on the promise to manufacture safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines for everyone, challenges persist on getting shots to everyone who needs one.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Opposes Proposal at WTO to Waive Intellectual Property Rights

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center, Senior Vice President Patrick Kilbride issued the following statement on developments regarding intellectual property rights at the World Trade Organization. This proposal is fundamentally misguided and should be rejected. It ignores that the overwhelming problem is not vaccine production, it is last-mile... [READ MORE]

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Opposes Proposal at WTO to Waive Intellectual Property Rights