Last week, the Fraser Institute, a Canadian think tank, confirmed what many of us already know - property rights in South Africa are in serious trouble. Of the 42 indices that the Economic Freedom of the World report measures, South Africa's score has quickly declined in the area that is arguably the most important for a functioning and prosperous nation: the protection of property rights.

The unitary patent is designed to lower the regulatory burdens affecting IP-intensive industries. It reduces unnecessary compliance costs associated with current regulations and promotes innovation, which is a driving force for economic success. Yet questions about how the UP system will adjust to an EU without the UK and allow a patent term adjustment period to ensure adequate protection in the market need to be resolved sufficiently before the new system begins.

Empirical literature and evidence suggest that there exists a strong connection between property rights and national development. Those nations that protect property rights in a robust manner show higher levels of investment and development. This report (in Spanish) focuses on property rights in Chile.

This report alerts and informs readers about the methods that cybercriminals use to carry out fraud in Colombia, with the main objective of showing what citizens and companies face and how they can avoid cybercrime.