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WIPO INSPIRE helps...
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Innovators
- Identify prior research and patenting activity in their area of work by choosing the right patent database platform for their needs.
- Keep up-to-date with current trends and developments in their area of work by mapping the patenting landscape.
- Generate value from their innovations, for themselves and for society, by following good practices in technology transfer.
- Build an effective working relationship with research collaborators and funders by having supportive institutional frameworks in place.
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Entrepreneurs
- Analyze the competitive landscape for new products and services.
- Minimize the risk of infringing the patent rights of others.
- Manage technology transfer effectively.
- Collaborate with researchers in academic and research institutions.
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Patent professionals
- Identify patent documents to support patent prosecution and other patenting activity.
- Determine the legal status of patents.
- Gain an overview of innovations, individuals, and organizations in a given field of technology to guide research, patenting, and business activities.
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Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISCs)
- Provide services to innovators and entrepreneurs, including in patent search, in particular freedom-to-operate analysis, patent analytics, technology transfer, and IP rights management.
- Foster knowledge sharing and peer learning with TISC staff and other experts from around the world.
WIPO INSPIRE offers...
Database reports
A collection of reports on patent databases and their features, helping you to choose the right platform according to your needs.
Patent registers
An overview of online patent registers, gazettes and legal status-related information from over 200 jurisdictions and patent information collections. Use it as a first step to identify what information can be retrieved online and how to access it.
Patent analytics
A reference point for access to Patent Landscape Reports (PLRs) on specific technologies on the national, regional or global levels, and to WIPO Technology Trends reports on factual evidence on innovation in specific fields. It also provides access to PLR Guidelines and Manual on Open Source Patent Analytics, as well as Patent Analytics Handbook.
Technology transfer
Patent information professionals support innovators and entrepreneurs to identify patent documents relevant to their research and business interests and gain an overview over complex relationships between technologies, individuals, and organizations.
eTISC platform
A social knowledge platform that provides space for the TISC community and other IP users to share knowledge and best practices, and learn from their peers worldwide.
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a particular point or idea. Paragraphs are usually an expected part of
formal writing, used to organize longer prose.