Technology & Innovation
Intellectual property, innovation, access
and COVID-19
WIPO Director General Francis Gurry reflects on measures that can be undertaken to enhance innovation performance.
Climate change: the time to act is now
Climate change is one of the most urgent and complex challenges of our time.
Sustainability in the circular economy
Without urgent action, annual global waste generation will rise to 3.4 billion tonnes by 2050.
WIPO GREEN: supporting green innovation and technology transfer
Find out how WIPO GREEN, an online marketplace for green technology, is accelerating green technology innovation.
Water quality and inequality
By 2025, half of the world’s population will be living in areas suffering water stress.
Airbus: making the blue skies green
Find out what Airbus, the world’s biggest aircraft manufacturer, is doing to tackle climate change.
Bio-engineering: unlocking nature’s treasures
For Professor Oded Shoseyov, a pioneering materials engineer, serial inventor and entrepreneur, nature is a source of inspiration.
Patenting trends in renewable energy
The development of renewable sources of energy is essential to tackling the climate crisis.
The geography of innovation: local hotspots, global networks
WIPO’s Chief economist, Carsten Fink discusses some of the key findings of the 2019 World Intellectual Property report.
The Artificial Inventor Project
Is an inventor always human? Professor Ryan Abbott considers some of the challenges that AI is posing for the patent system.
Intellectual property in a data-driven world
In the lead up to the 2019 meetings of the WIPO Assemblies, WIPO Director General Francis Gurry reflects on the implications of big data for intellectual property (IP) policy.
BrightSign: a smart glove that gives a voice to those who cannot speak
Saudi inventor Hadeel Ayoub talks about how she came to develop BrightSign
GII 2019: Creating healthy lives – the future of medical innovation
The recently launched 2019 edition of the Global Innovation Index (GII) reveals the latest global ranking of countries on their innovation performance. It also explores the future of medical innovation. WIPO’s Sacha-Wunsch-Vincent, a co-editor of the report, discusses some of its key findings.
Curbing cultural appropriation in the fashion industry with intellectual property
The world over, calls are being made for fashion designers to be mindful when borrowing from other cultures and to offer products that are respectful of their traditions. What role for intellectual property in curbing this harmful practice?
Artificial intelligence: the new electricity
The British-born computer scientist, Andrew Ng, is a leading thinker on artificial intelligence and a pioneer in its application discusses the transformative power of AI, and the measures required to ensure that AI benefits everyone.
“Discovery or invention”: the case for recalibrating the Nobel Prize for Physics
When most people think about the Olympic Games, they wonder who will be the next Usian Bolt of Yelena Isnbaeva. But have you ever thought about how intellectual property rights help athletes achieve their remarkable performances, and even make the Games possible?
Putting sports fans first: insights from Intel
James Carwana, General Manager of Intel Sports shares his views on how immersive media technologies are creating opportunities for sports teams and leagues to put sports fans first.
The IP behind the AI boom
Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to transform our lives. But what exactly is AI, and what are the techniques and applications driving innovation in this area? James Nurton looks at insights provided by the flagship <em>WIPO Technology Trends</em> series which focuses on innovation trends in AI.
Wafrica: exploring identity through design
In his work, African designer Serge Mouangue, Founder of WAFRICA, combines West African and Japanese aesthetics to create new artistic perspectives that allow audiences to explore the meaning of identity. The designer talks about his work and why creators need to protect their work.
Pat-INFORMED: a new tool for drug procurement
WIPO and the international pharmaceutical industry join ranks to launch the Pat-INFORMED database making it easier for drug procurement agencies to determine the patent status of medicines in different countries.
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