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World Economic Forum - Canada Beats US, Japan & UK on IP

By Howard Knopf, Esq.

From the prestigious World Economic Global Competitiveness Report for 2009-2010, a report that ranks Canada #18 on IP Protection, ahead of USA, Japan and UK:

1.02 Intellectual property protection
How would you rate intellectual property protection, including anti-counterfeiting measures, in your country? (1 = very weak; 7 = verystrong) | 2008?2009 weighted average

RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY SCORE MEAN: 3.8
1 Singapore ...........................6.2
2 Sweden..............................6.1
3 Finland................................6.1
4 Switzerland ........................6.1
5 Austria................................6.1
6 Denmark ............................6.0
7 New Zealand......................6.0
8 Luxembourg.......................5.9
9 Netherlands........................5.8
10 France ................................5.8
11 Puerto Rico ........................5.8
12 Australia .............................5.8
13 Germany ............................5.7
14 Norway...............................5.7
15 United Arab Emirates.........5.6
16 Ireland ................................5.6
17 Iceland................................5.5
18 Canada ...............................5.5
19 United States .....................5.4
20 Japan..................................5.4
21 United Kingdom .................5.3
22 Belgium..............................5.3
23 Hong Kong SAR.................5.3
24 South Africa .......................5.2
25 Bahrain ...............................5.1
26 Oman .................................5.0
27 Taiwan, China.....................5.0
28 Barbados ............................4.9
29 Cyprus................................4.7
30 Jordan ................................4.7
31 Saudi Arabia .......................4.6
32 Namibia ..............................4.6
33 Portugal..............................4.6
34 Estonia ...............................4.6
35 Gambia, The.......................4.6
36 Qatar ..................................4.5
37 Malaysia .............................4.5
38 Slovenia..............................4.5
39 Malta ..................................4.4
40 Spain ..................................4.3
41 Korea, Rep. ........................4.2
42 Greece ...............................4.1
43 Tunisia ................................4.0
44 Israel ..................................4.0
45 China ..................................4.0
46 Czech Republic ..................4.0
47 Kuwait ................................4.0
48 Mauritius ............................4.0
49 Botswana...........................3.9
50 Italy ....................................3.9

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