The first two common practices - in the areas of examination of unity of invention and designation of the inventor - were endorsed by member states at a meeting of the organisation's Administration Council in December 2020.
This study shows that companies which own at least one patent, registered design or trade mark generate on average 20% higher revenues per employee that companies do not own any of those intellectual property rights (IPRs). Moreover, these IPR-owning companies were found to be paying 19% higher wages on average than other companies.
Worldwide trademark and industrial design-creation activity rose in 2019 even as the number of global patent applications dipped slightly on weaker demand in IP powerhouse China, WIPO's benchmark World Intellectual Property Indicators (WIPI) report showed.
As of 09 November 2020, the Industrial Property Office of the Business Development Agency of the Principality of Monaco (MCIPO) is part of DESIGNclass.
Introducing Inventors Revisited, the new EPO video and podcast series
Recently, the EPO reconnected with former finalists and winners of the European Inventor Award for their views on trends in innovation and intellectual property, and a rare glimpse at cutting edge new research and inventions.
WIPO has launched the Roving Webinar series, a recent intiative aiming at bringing WIPO services and initiatives closer to the stakeholders in developed countries.
The next live session will take place on Octobre 1st, 2020, at 10.00 a.m. (CEST).
