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<title>WIPO GII: Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou, Tokyo-Yokohama, San Jose-San Francisco, Beijing and Seoul Are World’s Biggest “Innovation Clusters”</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou, Tokyo-Yokohama, San Jose-San Francisco, Beijing and Seoul are the world’s five biggest “GII Innovation Clusters,” or concentrations of innovative activity identified by WIPO through the analysis of international patent filings, scientific publications and venture capital deals.]]></description>



<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate>

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<title>GenAI Innovation Soaring, With Patent Activity Nearly Tripling in Two Years</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) patent landscape has reached a new milestone, with more new patents published in 2024 and 2025 than in the entire preceding ten years combined, according to new data published today by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).]]></description>



<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate>

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<title>WIPO 2026 Global Awards Winners: Eleven Companies Recognized for Using IP to Build and Scale Their Businesses</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) today announced the 11 winners of the WIPO Global Award 2026, celebrating companies that demonstrated excellence in using intellectual property (IP) to bring to market products including drugs to regenerate lung tissue, semiconductors that cut energy loss, AI-guided crop spraying devices and helmet sensors promoting athletes’ brain health.]]></description>



<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>

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<title>Intangible Investment Tops USD 10 Trillion for the First Time, Growing More Than Three Times Faster Than Tangible Investment</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Investment in intangible assets crossed the USD 10 trillion mark for the first time in 2025, with the United States alone accounting for nearly half of the total, as investments in software, data, brands and other intellectual property-backed assets rose even as spending on machinery and buildings lagged under tight financing conditions and economic uncertainty.]]></description>



<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate>

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<title>WIPO Appoints Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya of Thailand as Ambassador for Fashion and Design</title>
<author>WIPO</author>
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<description><![CDATA[The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) today appointed Her Royal Highness Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya of the Kingdom of Thailand as WIPO Ambassador for Fashion and Design, recognizing Her Royal Highness’s outstanding contributions to creativity, innovation and the strategic use of intellectual property (IP).]]></description>



<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 10:18:00 +0200</pubDate>

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<title>World Intellectual Property Day 2026: New WIPO Data Show IP Use Booming in Sports Industry</title>
<author>WIPO</author>
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<description><![CDATA[Golf, swimming and racket sports are the most patent-intensive areas of the sports industry, where use of intellectual property (IP) is rising at above-average rates, according to a new World Intellectual Property Organization report released to mark World IP Day.]]></description>



<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:10:00 +0200</pubDate>

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<title>Daren Tang Appointed for Second Term as WIPO Director General</title>
<author>WIPO</author>
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<description><![CDATA[The Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) today appointed Daren Tang to a second six-year term of office as Director General of the Organization.]]></description>



<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:59:00 +0200</pubDate>

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<title>WIPO Launches New Award for Cities of Innovation</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) today launched the “WIPO City of Innovation” award program, a new initiative that recognizes cities worldwide demonstrating exceptional commitment to fostering innovation and creativity among their residents.]]></description>



<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate>

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<title>WIPO Launches Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Interchange</title>
<author>WIPO</author>
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<description><![CDATA[WIPO today launched the Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Interchange (AIII), a new initiative for expert dialogue on IP and AI issues that will focus on technical and operational issues and complement ongoing discussions at other WIPO forums.]]></description>



<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:56:00 +0100</pubDate>

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<title>Albania is First to Join WIPO’s Riyadh Design Law Treaty</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Albania today became the first member state to join WIPO’s Riyadh Design Law Treaty (RDLT), depositing its instrument of ratification with Director General Daren Tang and marking a major milestone in bringing into force the new international framework for design protection.]]></description>



<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>

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