Reports

CIPU generates reports that summarize important research about IP awareness and perceptions.

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Coming in July:

IP Literacy in Asia: From Mobile Games to Creator Education

Emerging Trends in China, South Korea, Singapore and Japan

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The State of IP Education Worldwide: Seven Leading Nations

CIPU examines the types of IP awareness programs available in the U.S., UK, Japan, Korea, China, Germany and Sweden, and their impact.

Key findings of the report include:

Fewer than half of the countries examined have IP-related curricula for K-12 students
Japan and China are the only nations where IP education is occasionally required
China, the last to develop IP-Ed activities, has been adopting them fastest
Top IP Index performers, US and UK, are also leading IP-Ed providers

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Awareness and Attitudes: A summary of Research and Data

There is a growing “disconnect” between consumers, intellectual property awareness and behavior. These findings were published in a CIPU summary of research and surveys focusing on a decade of IP awareness and attitudes in the U.S., Europe and Asia reveals

Key findings include:

31% of those who purchased counterfeits said that it was acceptable if no legal alternative was available
Most people cannot accurately describe IP or IP crimes; they believed that if IP theft was a serious problem “they would see more news stories on the subject”
There is a common perception that IP rights only benefit large corporations.
76% of the teaching staff surveyed in a UK study believe that IP should be taught, 69% of the students said they had received no IP education or did not know if they had

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Report: Patterns in Media Coverage of Patent Disputes

CIPU’s analysis of 127 articles published in 2016 covering patent disputes for patterns in subjectivity. Media includes leading business, technology and general publications.