Author: Stephen McDaniel published on Freakalytics
With piracy and counterfeiting increasing faster than authorities can police them, the drive to protect intellectual property is stronger than ever. This viz was originally created by David Weiskopf and was intended to help users see where and how people and companies are protecting their ideas. Stephen McDaniel from Freakalytics did an interesting riff that we have posted here.
About this Viz
This is how David describes his viz: While many ways exist to establish, create and protect continuing and valid intellectual property rights, many of which differ from country to country, one telling inquiry presents itself: how, in these interesting , changing and tumultuous times, have worldwide patent and trademark filings around the world trended, compared both over time and across geography? Thanks to data made publicly available by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), we can see the answer above.
