WIPO Press Room
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The WIPO Press Room web site provides access to up-to-date information on current events at WIPO and background information to help you report on intellectual property issues. Communiqués are divided into three categories. Press Releases report on events as they happen. Updates give a progress report on the various committees that meet throughout the year and other running stories. Media Alerts provide details of forthcoming events of media interest. If you require further information about media accreditation to cover WIPO meetings, please contact the Media Relations & Public Affairs Section on +41 22 338 8161 or 338 9547. |
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Latest News |
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| Dec 21, 2011 |
WIPO Welcomes Australian Donation to Support IP Capacity-Building Projects
(PR/2011/702)
WIPO Director General Francis Gurry has welcomed an Australian donation of AUD 2 million for projects to help developing and least developing countries (LDCs) build capacity in the field of intellectual property (IP) and ensure they were in a position to actively participate in the benefits of innovation and the knowledge economy. |
| Dec 20, 2011 |
IP Filings Worldwide Rebound in 2010 despite Economic Turmoil
(PR/2011/701)
A new report published by WIPO today shows that intellectual property (IP) filings worldwide rebounded strongly in 2010 after a considerable decline in 2009. The recovery in IP filings was stronger than the overall economic recovery. Patent and trademark filings grew by 7.2% and 11.8% respectively in 2010 compared to growth of 5.1% in the global gross domestic product (GDP), with China and the United States (US) accounting for the greatest share of the increased filings. |
| Nov 14, 2011 |
WIPO Report Shows Growing Demand for IP Changes Face of Innovation
(PR/2011/700)
The World Intellectual Property Report 2011- The Changing Face of Innovation – a new WIPO publication – describes how ownership of intellectual property (IP) rights has become central to the strategies of innovating firms worldwide. With global demand for patents rising from 800,000 applications in the early 1980s to 1.8 million in 2009, the Report concludes that growing investments in innovation and the globalization of economic activities are key drivers of this trend. |
| Oct 26, 2011 |
Leading Pharmaceutical Companies & Research Institutions Offer IP and Expertise for use in Treating Neglected Tropical Diseases as Part of WIPO Re:Search
(PR/2011/699)
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), in an unprecedented collaboration with leading pharmaceutical companies and BIO Ventures for Global Health (BVGH), launched today WIPO Re:Search, a new consortium where public and private sector organizations share valuable intellectual property (IP) and expertise with the global health research community to promote development of new drugs, vaccines, and diagnostics to treat neglected tropical diseases, malaria, and tuberculosis. |
