WIPO's Beijing Treaty Enters into Force: Begins Helping Actors and other Performers (PR/2020/852)
WIPO's Beijing Treaty Enters into Force: Begins Helping Actors and other Performers
World Intellectual Property Day 2020: Green Innovation Surge Needed to Address Climate Change, New WIPO Figures Show (PR/2020/851)
Innovation in environmentally friendly technologies as measured by international patent applications barely rose in 2019, according to new WIPO figures released for World Intellectual Property Day 2020, prompting a call from WIPO Director General Francis Gurry for a green tech surge to fight climate change.
WIPO Launches New Search Facility For PATENTSCOPE Database to Support COVID-19 Innovation Efforts (PR/2020/850)
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) today launched a new search functionality for its global patent database, PATENTSCOPE, to facilitate the location and retrieval of information contained in published patent documents that may be useful for innovators developing new technologies to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
WIPO Launches Online Dashboard to Monitor Operations (PR/2020/849)
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) today unveiled a new online dashboard that allows member state representatives and other stakeholders to monitor the Organization's operations during the Covid-19 pandemic.
China Becomes Top Filer of International Patents in 2019 Amid Robust Growth for WIPO’s IP Services, Treaties and Finances (PR/2020/848)
China in 2019 surpassed the United States of America (U.S.) as the top source of international patent applications filed with WIPO amid another year of robust growth for the Organization’s international intellectual property (IP) services, treaty-adherence activity and revenue base.
WIPO Update on Covid-19: IP Service Operations Continuing; Remote Work Prioritized (PR/2020/847)
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) today announced that it was reserving access to its Geneva, Switzerland, headquarters for personnel essential to the delivery of the Organization’s business continuity protocol, while reassuring that processing of applications filed via WIPO’s Global IP Services has not been affected by the Covid-19 outbreak.
WIPO’s Coordination Committee Nominates Singapore’s Daren Tang for Post of Director General (PR/2020/846)
The Coordination Committee of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has nominated Mr. Daren Tang from Singapore for the post of Director General.
WIPO’s Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances Set to Enter into Force with Indonesia's Ratification; Aims to Improve Livelihoods of Actors and other Audiovisual Performers (PR/2020/845)
The Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances received a key 30th member, allowing entry into force of the international agreement designed ultimately to improve earning conditions for actors and other audiovisual performers vital to the film products beloved by viewing publics worldwide.
Ten Candidatures Received for Post of WIPO Director General (PR/2020/844)
Ten candidatures for the post of Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) were received by 5 p.m. (Geneva time) on December 30, 2019, the deadline fixed for the submission of names.