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Guide to the Deposit of Microorganisms under the Budapest Treaty

The purpose of this Guide is to present in a systematic manner information on the procedures and requirements concerning the deposit of microorganisms and to give practical advice to persons depositing microorganisms for patent purposes, on the one hand, and to anyone wishing to obtain samples of such microorganisms, on the other hand.

Publication year: 2016

Guide to the International Patent Classification (2016)

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Publication year: 2016

The WIPO Journal - 2016 Volume 8 Issue 1

Analysis and Debate of Intellectual Property Issues

Contents: Five Decades of Intellectual Property and Global Development; Development and International Copyright: A History; Prioritising Human Development in African Intellectual Property Law; Decolonising Intellectual Property Law in Pursuit of Africa's Development; Drugs, Drugs Everywhere but Just Not for the Poor; The Never-ending Story of Access to Medicines; Intellectual Property, Climate Change and Development; Fundamental Rights, Development and Cultural Inclusion: The Marrakesh Treaty in Brazil; Patent as a Development Target? Dilemma of China's Patent-Indicated Innovation Incentive Strategy; Intellectual Property and Development: Patents, Mass Innovation and the Xiaokang Society; Fine-tuning the Intellectual Property Approaches to Fostering Open Science: Some Insights from India; The Need for a Pluralist Approach to the Link between Intellectual Property and Development: A Pacific Island Case Study; The Reform of Educational Exceptions in the UAE Copyright Law to Suit Development Goals

Publication year: 2016

WIPO IP Facts and Figures 2015

An overview of intellectual property activity based on the latest available year of complete statistics.

Publication year: 2016

Patent Cooperation Treaty Yearly Review - 2016

The International Patent System

Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system. Special Theme: the PCT market share

Publication year: 2016