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UPDATED: Global IP Offices Respond to COVID-19
We live in interesting times. No corner of professional or personal life seems untouched in at least some way by the latest coronavirus (named SARS-CoV-2) and the …
United States Welcomes Tang’s Nomination as WIPO Director General
U.S. Government officials have congratulated Daren Tang on his nomination as WIPO Director General. As reported by IPWatchdog yesterday, Tang was nominated to the post by …
Singapore’s Daren Tang to Succeed Gurry as Next WIPO Director General
Daren Tang has been elected to be the next WIPO Director General, succeeding Francis Gurry. Tang is currently the Chief Executive of the Intellectual Property Office of …
WIPO Publishes Submissions on AI and IP Policy
Twenty-two member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), more than 100 organizations, and over 100 individuals have submitted comments and suggestions in response to WIPO’s Draft …
WIPO and U.S. Copyright Office Team Up to Talk Copyright in the Age of AI
Earlier this month, the U.S. Copyright Office and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held a joint event titled, “Copyright in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” (…
WIPO Elections: Marco Alemán on Meeting New Challenges, Building Trust and Leveraging Experience
Dr. Marco Alemán is one of 10 candidates to succeed Francis Gurry as Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The WIPO Coordination Committee will …
‘IP That Works for All’: My Vision for the World Intellectual Property Organization
In the increasingly global environment, our creators, inventors and innovators have continued to lean on the shoulders of the of intellectual property (IP) system as the core …
WIPO Prepares to Elect New Director General
There are 10 candidates declared to succeed Francis Gurry as WIPO Director General, when he retires in September this year after serving two six-year terms. One of them …
A Global Look at Post Grant Patent Maintenance Fees
A patent maintenance fee is an official fee that is payable at prescribed intervals to a national patent office over the lifecycle of a patent application or …
EPO and UKIPO Refuse AI-Invented Patent Applications
The European Patent Office has refused two European patent applications that designated an artificial intelligence called DABUS as the inventor, following a non-public hearing on November 25, 2019. The …
AUTM Foundation, Apio Innovation Transfer, Local Practitioners Hold First-Ever U.S.-India IPR Education Initiative
In 2019, the first-ever United States-India collaboration on intellectual property rights (IPR) education was launched. Program participants included entrepreneurs, students, and academic faculty. The initiative brought together multiple …
WIPO Report—Innovation Is Increasingly Collaborative and International
Innovative activity is more collaborative and transnational, but also focused on a few large clusters in a few countries. These are among the findings in the latest …
WIPO Report Validates Fears About U.S. Patent Decline
Each year the World Intellectual Property Organization releases a report titled World Intellectual Property Indicators. The latest edition of the report, the 2019 version, is a look back …
Other Barks & Bites, Friday, October 11: IPWatchdog Celebrates, USPTO Meets Pendency Goals, SCOTUS Denies IP Cases and ACLU Opposes CASE Act
This past week in Other Barks & Bites: the Federal Circuit issued precedential decisions affirming the invalidation of patent claims covering osteoarthritis treatments and a costs award to …
Navigating Bitcoin and Blockchain for Digital Businesses: Key Use Cases
Today, blockchain projects are proceeding in nearly every major industry and occur in more than 140 countries. According to blockchain IP landscape research by Perception Partners, over the …
