Every April 26, we celebrate World Intellectual Property Day to learn about the role that intellectual property (IP) rights play in encouraging innovation and creativity.
This year, we're highlighting how smaller businesses can benefit from intellectual property with the theme : "IP and SMEs : taking your ideas to market".
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.
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).
Every April 26, we celebrate World Intellectual Property Day to learn about the role that intellectual property (IP) rights play in encouraging innovation and creativity.
The protection of a design filed with the Office applies only in the Principality of Monaco. It is possible, however, to extend this protection to other countries. It is important to choose these countries carefully, as this will determine the scope of your design’s protection, and will also indicate the most suitable international protection procedure for your circumstances.
