ABSTRACT
The US Chamber of Commerce takes intellectual property (IP) seriously. It believes that copyright, patents and trademarks underpin ‘economic prosperity and human progress’ (Global Intellectual Property Center 2008, 1). It has set up the Global Intellectual Property Center (GIPC) to champion intellectual property rights (IPRs) because they are ‘vital to creating jobs, saving lives, advancing global economic growth, and generating breakthrough solutions to global challenges’ (Global Intellectual Property Center 2008, 1). These are strong words and large claims about desirable objectives – who could possibly be opposed to saving lives or solving global challenges?
