International Intellectual Property (IP) Index 2021

The US Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Centre (GIPC) on March 23, 2021 released the International Intellectual Property (IP) Index 2021.

  • India has been ranked 40 among 53 countries in the ninth edition of the annual index. The United States of America has been ranked one in the index followed by United Kingdom.
  • Released annually by the Index evaluates Intellectual Property rights in 53 global economies from patent and copyright policies to commercialisation of IP assets and ratification of international treaties.
  • India scored 38.4 out of 100 on a set of 50 intellectual property-related indicators. Last year India has scored 36.02.
  • According to the index, India has made a string of positive efforts which resulted in a score increase because of stronger enforcement efforts and precedent-setting court cases involving copyright and trademark infringement.
  • In its ninth edition, the Index maps the IP ecosystem in 53 global economies, representing over 90% of global GDP.
  • The Index evaluates the IP framework in each economy across 50 unique indicators which industry believes represent economies with the most effective IP systems. The indicators create a snapshot of an economies overall IP ecosystem and span nine categories of protection: patents, copyrights, trademarks, design rights, trade secrets, commercialization of IP assets, enforcement, systemic efficiency, and membership and ratification of international treaties.

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