Geneva, December 15, 2021 PR/2021/884 WIPO today launched a new global awards program to recognize exceptional enterprises and individuals using intellectual property (IP) to make a positive impact at home and beyond their own borders. The first WIPO …
Geneva, November 8, 2021 PR/2021/883 Go to: Patents | Trademarks | Industrial designs | Plant varieties | Geographical indications Worldwide trademark-filing activity boomed in 2020, defying a global economic downturn and signaling vibrant entrepreneurship …
Geneva, October 28, 2021 PR/2021/882 WIPO today launched a new initiative – the Young Experts Program (YEP) - aimed at forging the next generation of intellectual property leaders. The two-year program hosted at WIPO is designed to expose young people with …
Geneva, October 4, 2021 PR/2021/881 A range of intellectual property-related indicators showed great resilience despite the economic shock from the COVID-19 pandemic and WIPO's work must evolve to mirror this trend toward the increasing centrality of …
Geneva, September 20, 2021 PR/2021/880 Published by WIPO, in partnership with the Portulans Institute and our corporate partners: The Brazilian National Confederation of Industry (CNI), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Ecopetrol (Colombia) and the …
Geneva, July 12, 2021 PR/2021/879 WIPO Director General Daren Tang presented member states with the vision for the Organization over the coming half-decade , while projecting a healthy near-term financial position and unveiling new efforts to help ensure …
Geneva, June 24, 2021 PR/2021/878 The Directors General of WHO, WIPO and the WTO, agreed to enhance their support to members battling the pandemic by collaborating on a series of workshops to augment the flow of information on the pandemic and by …
Geneva, June 9, 2021 PR/2021/877 WIPO for Creators has welcomed its first partners to the new effort to support creators around the world by ensuring they are recognized and fairly rewarded for their work by increasing knowledge and awareness of their …
Geneva, April 22, 2021 PR/2021/876 Small and medium-sized enterprises take center stage at this year’s celebration of World Intellectual Property Day, with WIPO Director General Daren Tang describing them as the "unsung heroes" of the global …
Geneva, March 23, 2021 PR/2021/875 Innovations that help people overcome mobility, sight and other disabilities have seen double-digit growth in recent years and these “assistive technologies" are increasingly integrated with consumer goods, a new …
Geneva, March 2, 2021 PR/2021/874 International patent applications via WIPO in 2020 continued to grow amid the COVID-19 pandemic’s vast human and economic toll, with leading users China and the U.S. each marking annual growth in filings. International …
Geneva, January 11, 2021 PR/2021/873 WIPO Re:Search has welcomed a 150th member to the global network fighting neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), malaria, and tuberculosis (TB), with Colombia's venerable University of Antioquia joining the flagship …
Geneva, December 15, 2020 PR/2020/872 The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) today announced that its newest digital business service, WIPO PROOF, has received important “trust service provider” certifications from two international …
Geneva, December 7, 2020 PR/2020/871 Go to: Patents | Trademarks | Industrial designs | Plant varieties | Geographical indications | Publishing industry Worldwide trademark and industrial design-creation activity rose in 2019 even as the number of global …
Geneva, December 3, 2020 PR/2020/870 WIPO member states approved the appointment of four Deputy Directors General and four Assistant Directors General proposed by Director General Daren Tang at a Dec. 3, 2020, meeting of the Coordination Committee[1]. …
Geneva, November 30, 2020 PR/2020/869 The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center has registered its 50,000th “cybersquatting” case, a major milestone capping two decades of pro-consumer activity ensuring Internet users can easily find genuine sites for the …
Geneva, October 14, 2020 PR/2020/868 Batman, Dracula and Spiderman are the top three most-used franchise characters from movies and video games in the world's biggest media market over the past four decades, according to the first installment of a new …
Geneva, October 1, 2020 PR/2020/867 Daren Tang, a national of Singapore, officially assumed his functions as Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization on October 1, 2020, starting a six-year mandate at the helm of the Organization. ( …
Geneva, September 16, 2020 PR/2020/861 World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Director General Francis Gurry joined Colombia President Iván Duque in opening the three-day, virtual "WIPO Conference on the Global Digital Content Market," …
Geneva, September 21, 2020 PR/2020/863 World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Director General Francis Gurry opened the WIPO Assemblies on Monday, outlining the Organization's progress during his 12 years as Director General. Mr. Gurry, whose …
