Property Rights Alliance

The Property Rights Alliance (PRA), an affiliate of Americans for Tax Reform, is a research and advocacy organization dedicated to the protection of innovation, intellectual property rights, and physical property rights around the world. PRA works closely with famed property rights champion and President of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy (ILD) in Lima, Peru, Hernando de Soto. PRA leads publication of the International Property Rights Index (IPRI) and the Trade Barrier Index (TBI). IPRI, the flagship publication of PRA, scores the underlining institutions of a strong property rights regime: the legal and political environment, physical property rights, and intellectual property rights. It is the world’s only index entirely dedicated to the measurement of political environment, intellectual and physical property rights. Both IPRI TBI represent tools for policymakers, business communities, and civic activists because they highlight the essential role property rights and free trade play in creating a prosperous economy and just society.

November 30, 2021

The Release of the 2021 International Property Rights Index

Key Findings:

The average score of the sample of 129 countries in the 2021 IPRI is 5.60 (Max. 8.15; Min. 2.65) where the LP was the weakest component with a score of 5.08, followed by the IPR component with a score of 5.24; PPR was the strongest component with a score of 6.48.

October 14, 2021

Indonesia is Committed to IP Protection Following Release of 2021 Priority Watch List

Indonesia responded to its placement on the 2021 Priority Watch List (PWL) from the United States Trade Representative’s Office (USTR) by announcing its commitment to prevent and tackle widespread piracy and counterfeit.

July 19, 2021

Biden’s Global Innovation Rights Giveaway Poisons New Medical Breakthroughs

The proposed WTO TRIPS waiver would strip pharmaceutical companies of their intellectual property rights and greenlight foreign firms to reproduce versions without licensing agreements or necessary know-how.

May 6, 2021

U.S. support of trips TRIPS waiver undermines efforts to fight COVID-19

Property Rights Alliance urgently calls on the Biden-Harris Administration to reverse its support of the vaccine waiver at the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Council led by South Africa and India.

April 30, 2021

PRA Launches 2021 International Trademark and Patent Index

Property Rights Alliance hosted a webinar event on Monday, April 26 celebrating the World IP Day. Professor Walter Park of American University and Chrysa Kazakou of PRA presented the newly published 2021 International Trademark and Patent Index. According to Professor Park, from the American University, “the goal of the index is not only to keep track of the legal and regulatory changes, but also for researchers to analyze the determinants and the impact of trademark and patent protection.”

November 24, 2020

2020 International Property Rights Index (IPRI)

The Index measures 129 countries to offer a comprehensive insight on the strength of physical property rights, intellectual property rights, and the legal and political environments that enforce them. The unprecedented pandemic has quickly spread to all the continents and the world is expecting a vaccine to stop the fear. Global crises like the Coronavirus pandemic are critical in transforming research and innovation potential into solutions. Rapid response requires confidence in an IP system that works and policy that supports business.

October 23, 2020

Promoting Food Security Through Free Trade Ideas, A Congratulations to the Center for Indonesian Policy Studies

Property Rights Alliance congratulates the Center For Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS) on becoming a finalist in the final round for the Templeton Freedom Award, a prestigious honor complementing the work CIPS has done through their Affordable Food for the Poor Initiative, making nutritious food available and affordable throughout Indonesia. With many barriers and import restrictions affecting food in Indonesia, CIPS has worked relentlessly, against popular opinion, to promote open markets and food security throughout Indonesia.

October 20, 2020

Τhe impact of artificial intelligence on intellectual property rights

Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to those systems of computer science that demonstrate intelligent behavior and are concerned with building smart machines. Some recent headlines refer to paintings produced by machines or drugs discovered by computer programs. The number of enterprises implementing AI technologies has grown by 270 percent over the past four years with a profound impact on the world. AI is already having a significant impact on the creation and distribution of goods and services. One sector that has been revolutionized by AI is healthcare, where drug discovery and development has been speeding up.

October 10, 2020

The Netherlands wants to implement plain packaging for vaping products. Big mistake! Discover why…

The Property Rights Alliance submitted comments to express its significant concerns about the Dutch Executive Order– a proposed bill that would introduce plain packaging (PP) for vaping products and e-cigarettes from 1 January 2022. This measure will create an inhospitable environment for intellectual property rights. Intellectual property rights are human property rights covering dynamic assets and should never be weakened or diluted to meet other political objectives.

September 24, 2020

Growth in Services Trade Highlights Trade Barriers

Globally, services account for 55% of all global trade flows, equating to $13.7 trillion of cross-border transactions in 2019. That is a 50% increase from 2010.

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