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Actus du 15 Janvier 2025 - source : www.wipo.int

Apply Now: WIPO Global Awards 2025 Recognizes Startups, SMEs and Spinouts

The WIPO Global Awards 2025 competition opened today with a call for applications from startups, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and university spinouts that use intellectual property (IP) to drive economic growth and improve societies. Read more

Actus du 03 Décembre 2024 - source : www.wipo.int

Malawi is First to Ratify WIPO Treaty on IP, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge

Malawi has become the first nation to ratify the WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge, the first WIPO Treaty to address the interface between intellectual property, genetic resources and traditional knowledge. Read more

Actus du 02 Décembre 2024 - source : www.wipo.int

Spreading Innovation: WIPO’s International Patent System Passes 5 Million Mark for Published Applications

WIPO’s international patent system published its 5 millionth patent application, marking a major milestone in decades of operations making it easier and cheaper for inventors to protect and promote their work around the world. Read more

Actus du 22 Novembre 2024 - source : www.wipo.int

WIPO Member States Adopt Riyadh Design Law Treaty

WIPO member states today approved a new Treaty that will make it easier, faster and more affordable for designers the world over to protect their designs both at home and abroad, marking a major step forward in empowering designers and fostering international collaboration in design. Read more

Actus du 11 Novembre 2024 - source : www.wipo.int

WIPO Diplomatic Conference to Conclude a Design Law Treaty Opens in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Delegates from WIPO’s member states opened on November 11, 2024 the final stage of negotiations on a proposed treaty that will support designers around the world in seeking protection for their designs, with Director General Daren Tang calling on negotiators to be creative in finding areas of convergence to finalize the treaty. Read more

Actus du 07 Novembre 2024 - source : www.wipo.int

World Intellectual Property Indicators Report: Global Patent Filings Reach Record High in 2023

Global patenting activity reached new heights in 2023 as applications surpassed 3.5 million for the first time, marking the fourth consecutive year of growth despite a challenging macroeconomic environment, according to WIPO’s annual World Intellectual Property Indicators (WIPI) report. Read more

Actus du 06 Novembre 2024 - source : www.wipo.int

Saudi Arabia to Host WIPO Diplomatic Conference to Conclude a Design Law Treaty

WIPO member state delegates will convene from November 11-22, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for the final leg of negotiations on a proposed treaty that will support designers the world over in seeking protection for their designs. Read more

Actus du 12 Septembre 2024 - source : www.wipo.int

Global Innovation Index 2024: Switzerland, Sweden, US, Singapore, UK Top Ranking; China, Türkiye, India, Viet Nam, Philippines Among Fastest 10-Year Risers; Dark Clouds for Innovation Investments

Switzerland, Sweden, the United States, Singapore and the United Kingdom are the world’s most-innovative economies, while China, Türkiye, India, Viet Nam and the Philippines are the fastest 10-year climbers, according to WIPO’s Global Innovation Index (GII) 2024, which shows a softening in venture capital activity, R&D funding and other investment indicators. Read more

Actus du 27 Août 2024 - source : www.wipo.int

GII Science and Technology Clusters 2024: Tokyo-Yokohama and Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou Top the Ranking; Emerging Economies Make their Move

China and the United States (US) are home to the world’s largest science and technology (S&T) clusters, with shifts among the top 100 showing especially fast growth of innovative activity in certain emerging economies, according to an early release from the 2024 edition of WIPO’s Global Innovation Index (GII). Read more

Actus du 12 Juillet 2024 - source : www.wipo.int

WIPO Global Awards 2024: Celebrating World-Changing Innovations in Health, Climate Tech, and Advanced Technology

Nine SMEs and startups with products ranging from 3D-printed bone implants to waste sorting robots and AI-powered brain injury scanners are this year’s winners of the WIPO Global Awards. Read more