Businesses – large and small – that make intensive use of intellectual property rights are a vital part of the national economy. Investments in research and innovation, which are protected by companies’ intellectual property rights both within the company organisation and in relation to competitors and consumers, make a decisive contribution to the success of Made in Italy.
These rights therefore represent a fundamental tool that inventors, artists, designers, large and small companies, including small agricultural and artisanal producers, can use to derive economic benefit from their strengths – creativity, originality and innovativeness – as well as from the reputation gained by their products on the market.
By effectively safeguarding the fruits of investments in creativity and innovation, intellectual property rights become, in an increasingly globalised world, an essential driver of growth and competitiveness for businesses in international markets, as well as a strategic element for economic development, employment growth and progress.