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PCT Yearly Review 2013
The International Patent System
Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system. Special theme: how PCT accession affects patent filings
Publication year: 2013
WIPO-ASEAN Study
The Strategic Use of Intellectual Property to Enhance Competitiveness in Select Industries in ASEAN
The study attempts to gauge the impact of IP on different sectors in the ASEAN Member States, and the manner in which companies in these sectors have been making use of the different elements of IP to leverage their competitiveness, promote trade and create jobs.
Hague Yearly Review - International Registrations of Industrial Designs - 2013
Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international registration of industrial designs.
WIPO Magazine, Issue 2/2013 (April)
Protecting your Marks Abroad - The Madrid System
Registering your mark internationally is the first step in protecting your commercial interests abroad, and an integral part of any successful global business strategy. The Madrid System, provides a simple, low-cost and effective means of obtaining and maintaining protection for marks in multiple countries.
WIPO Magazine, Issue 1/2013 (February)
Addressing Water Contamination without Using Chemicals
WIPO Green Case Study 2
This approach involves cycling effluents that have been diluted with water through a horizontal bed of soil.
Replacing Expensive, Ineffective, and Unhealthy Sources of Energy
Simpa Networks has developed an innovative Progressive Purchase technology that brings affordable solar energy to poor consumers
International Survey on Private Copying - Law and Practice 2012
This publication describes national systems on compensation for private copying and provides available data on their operation in different countries around the world. The survey offers a global overview of this important element of the copyright infrastructure and is the result of collaboration between WIPO and the Private Copying Collection body in the Netherlands.
Exploring the Worldwide Patent Surge
Economic Research Working Paper No. 12
This paper provides an analysis of global patenting trends using the most comprehensive data currently available. Among other things, it finds that subsequent patent filings – additional filings of the same invention, mostly in additional countries – contributed considerably to the growth in filings worldwide, pointing to globalization as one important driver of filing growth. However, no single factor can fully explain the marked increase in the use of the patent system.