This popular ICC report – containing contributions from experts from around the globe – is widely read by business, policy and legal professionals worldwide, both within and outside ICC’s international membership. Published every two years, the IP Roadmap is translated into Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian and other languages.
NOTE: the translations will be available shortly on this page.The new edition is an invaluable tool to bring policymakers and business leaders worldwide up to date on issues including the decision to open up the generic top level domain name space, measures to control copyright and trademark infringement on the Internet, and efforts to address the high costs and lengthy proceedings necessary to obtain patents in multiple jurisdictions.
The roadmap has undergone extensive updates including in sections on data exclusivity, plant variety rights, geographical indications, designs, data bases, valuation, and arbitration and mediation of IP disputes.