Mission

IPPI promotes rigorous, fact-based research and policy discussions exploring how intellectual property rights in innovation and creativity support flourishing economies, businesses, and individual lives.

Vision

IPPI will be the center of a vibrant intellectual community that advances understanding of how effective intellectual property systems contribute to human progress. As the hub of a growing network of scholars, policymakers, and industry stakeholders, we will lead a school of thought that recognizes the moral and economic value of intellectual property rights, ultimately rebalancing scholarly and policy debates through evidence-based engagement.

Values

• Academic Integrity: We pursue rigorous, methodologically sound, and independent research, following the evidence rather than predetermined outcomes.
• Real-World Relevance: Our work is grounded in the actual experiences of innovators, creators, IP-intensive businesses, and legal practitioners.
• Community: We cultivate a diverse network of scholars, practitioners, and stakeholders who engage in constructive dialogue about intellectual property’s role in society.
• Effective Communication: We believe that good scholarship should not sit on a shelf, so we translate complex research into accessible formats that inform policymakers and the public about intellectual property’s value.
• Balance: We provide evidence-based perspectives that contribute to a more complete understanding of intellectual property systems in a scholarly and policy landscape often dominated by skepticism.
• Impact: We actively engage in policy discussions through policy briefs, testimony, and public engagement to ensure scholarly insights improve real-world IP systems.