WIPO’s annual World Intellectual Property Indicators report (WIPI) shows that global demand for IP tools reached record heights again in 2017, with China driving the growth in filings for patents, trademarks, industrial designs and other IP rights at the heart of the global knowledge economy.
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Video: Innovators across the globe filed 3.17 million patent applications in 2017, up 5.8% for an eighth straight yearly increase, WIPO Director General Francis Gurry explains.
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The 58th series of meetings of the Assemblies of the member states of WIPO took place in Geneva from September 24 to October 2, 2018.
We administer 26 treaties at the international level, touching on a wide range of IP-related subjects. These treaties are the bedrock of the IP system.
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international and national patent documents.
records of trademarks, appellations of origin and emblems from multiple national and international sources.
industrial design registrations from the Hague System and participating national collections.
records of national IP laws and treaties of some countries.
Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis.
Intangible Capital in Global Value Chains.
An overview of intellectual property activity using the latest available year of complete statistics.
Energizing the World with Innovation.