Posts Tagged: world intellectual property organization
WIPO is seeking a Senior Legal Officer
The post is located in the Legislative, Policy and Technology Advice Section (LPTAS) of the Patent and Technology Law Division, Patents and Technology Sector. The Division is …
WIPO is seeking a Head, Legislative, Policy and Technology Advice Section
The post is located in the Legislative, Policy and Technology Advice Section of the Patent and Technology Law Division, Patents and Technology …
WIPO is seeking a Director, Patent and Technology Law Division
The post is located in the Patent and Technology Law Division (PTLD), Patents and Technology Sector. The PTLD is responsible for the implementation of WIPO’s strategic …
WIPO is seeking a Senior Director, PCT Legal and International Affairs Department
The post is located in the PCT Legal and International Affairs Department of the Patents and Technology Sector. This Department is responsible for the development of policies …
New WIPO Sector Leaders Include United States’ Lisa Jorgenson
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced on Friday that Lisa Jorgenson, former Executive Director of the American Intellectual Property Law Association and Group Vice …
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” (…
‘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 …
Utility Model Examination in China is Quietly Changing
In recognition of China’s increasing importance in the global IP landscape, patent applications in China by U.S.-based applicants have steadily increased in recent years. …
Weak Chinese Patent Applications and China’s Burgeoning Patent System
Bloomberg recently published an article providing data analysis on Chinese patent applications to claim that, while China receives more patent applications than any country, “most are worthless.” …
Increases in Innovation, Patent Boom Leads to Development in China
The patent boom China has been experiencing is easy to explain. China as a country has been unwavering in its support for domestic patent production in recent …
What is on the Horizon for Patent Owners in 2018?
One of the questions that gets asked this time of year, when the world is busy flipping the calendar from one year to the next, is “What …
WIPO Stats on Patent Application Filings Shows China Continuing to Lead the World
Globally, a total of 3.1 million patent applications were filed with patent offices worldwide during 2016, an increase of 8.3 percent over 2015’s filing numbers and the seventh straight year …
World Intellectual Property Indicators 2016: Design Patent Highlights
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has published its annual World Intellectual Property Indicators. The 2016 report dissects the macro trends associated with filing activity and registrations for 2015 …
Navigating Through the PCT Process and the Associated Costs
A PCT application is an international application that is filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which currently has 151 contracting states. A PCT application is filed with …
