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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Not that bad. Some countries quite surprised me - I didn't expect Singapore to be the first and also Puerto Rico was quite a surprise for me.
ReplyDeleteRegards, Ella.