Jason File at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Committee on IP and Genetic Resources.

USCIB advances US business priorities where global IP and innovation policy is made. As the US national committee for the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the sole US affiliate for Business at OECD (BIAC), USCIB is the voice of US business in the ICC Global IP Commission and BIAC’s Innovation and Technology Committee. We track negotiations, develop policy positions, draft submissions, brief members, and engage directly with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), where we have general observer status, the World Trade Organization (WTO) TRIPS Council, national missions, and other multilateral bodies on issues ranging from IP protection and enforcement to AI, technology transfer, and innovation governance. USCIB’s Geneva Week is a signature part of this work, giving members direct access to senior officials and Geneva-based institutions shaping the global IP agenda.

Key issues include:

  • Global IP standards and international policy coherence
  • IP protection and enforcement, including anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy
  • Trade-related IP policy, including in the WTO TRIPS Council
  • Genetic resources, traditional knowledge, and related disclosure debates
  • Innovation ecosystems, investment incentives, and technology transfer
  • Protecting trade secrets across borders
  • Artificial intelligence and intellectual property

What’s at Stake for US Business

  • Stronger protection for the long-term investments required to develop and commercialize new technologies, medicines, creative works, brands, and advanced products.
  • Greater certainty for licensing, cross-border partnerships, and lawful technology transfer.
  • More effective protection against counterfeiting, piracy, and forced disclosure of proprietary or commercially sensitive information.
  • Practical, balanced international approaches to the intersection of AI and IP.
  • A stronger US business voice in the international institutions shaping the future of global innovation policy.

USCIB Actions

  • Representing US business in global IP policymaking: USCIB advances member priorities in WIPO, the WTO TRIPS Council, and related multilateral discussions that shape international IP rules, enforcement approaches, and innovation policy.
  • Serving as the US business voice in ICC and BIAC: USCIB coordinates US member input into the ICC Global IP Commission and the BIAC Innovation and Technology Committee.
  • Tracking negotiations and developing advocacy: USCIB monitors global developments, prepares briefings and talking points, drafts submissions and policy papers, and helps members respond strategically to fast-moving international IP and innovation debates.
  • Convening members across innovation-intensive sectors: USCIB brings together companies from technology, life sciences, agriculture, consumer goods, media, and other sectors to align priorities, share intelligence, and shape collective advocacy.
  • Advancing business perspectives on AI and IP: USCIB tracks how AI is affecting copyright, inventorship, trade secrets, licensing, and rights infrastructure, and works to ensure that emerging global frameworks remain workable, innovation-friendly, and internationally coherent.
  • Deploying Geneva Week for unique advocacy: Geneva Week is a major part of USCIB’s IP and innovation program. It brings member companies directly into meetings with WIPO leadership, WTO/TRIPS officials, US and other national missions, and key Geneva-based policymakers, giving USCIB a high-impact forum to elevate member priorities on innovation, IP, and related global policy issues.

Resources

Events

Meeting Location Dates
WIPO 68th General Assemblies Geneva, Switzerland July 7-15, 2026
WIPO IGC 53rd Session Geneva, Switzerland September 16-25, 2026
WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP), 38th Session Geneva, Switzerland November 2–6, 2026

Chair

Vacant

Staff

Jason File
Director of Legal Affairs & General Counsel
jfile@uscib.org

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