Tegen deze achtergrond lanceert het internationaal advocaten- en notariskantoor Taylor Wessing thans haar 5e Global Intellectual Property Index (GIPI5), de meest uitgebreide vergelijkingsanalyse van IE- stelsels wereldwijd. In deze 5e editie zijn de stelsels in maar liefst 43 rechtsgebieden vergeleken.
Elk rechtsgebied is geclassificeerd op basis van totstandkoming, exploitatie en handhaving van de vijf belangrijkste intellectuele eigendomsrechten: merken, modellen, octrooien, auteursrechten, en databescherming.
Roland Mallinson, partner en editor van GIPI5 licht toe: The ever-growing value and role that IP has to play in our economies is receiving increasing recognition. Having a credible and effective IP regime is increasingly recognised as a stimulus for home-grown innovation and investment. Rather than being about who comes 'top' or 'bottom' in the Index, our aim in compiling and publishing the GIPI is to facilitate an informed debate, leading to improvements in regimes across the globe.
It is crucial that all IP regimes are reviewed and updated on a constant basis.Those that are not will hamper the innovation, entrepreneurialism and competiveness of their domestic businesses and discourage inward investment into their countries."
Lees het rapport hier.