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Global Innovation Index 2014
The Human Factor in Innovation
The Global Innovation Index ranks the innovation performance of 143 countries and economies around the world, based on 81 indicators. This edition explores the role of the individuals and teams behind the innovation process. It sheds light on different aspects of human capital required to achieve innovation, including skilled labor; the intersection of human, financial and technological capital; talent retention; and the mobilization of highly educated people.
Publication year: 2014
Patent Cooperation Treaty Yearly Review 2014
The International Patent System
Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system. Special theme: how universities and public research organizations use the PCT System
IP Successes in the ASEAN Region
This publication is the result of a WIPO study on the effective use of intellectual property in ASEAN countries. The project was implemented by the WIPO Japan Office (WJO), with funding provided from the Japan Patent Office under the auspices of the Japan Funds-In-Trust.
Economic growth and breakthrough innovations: A case study of nanotechnology
Economic Research Working Paper No. 29
This paper examines the role of intellectual property and other innovation incentives in the development of one field of breakthrough innovation: nanotechnology. Because nanotechnology is an enabling technology across a wide range of fields, the nanotechnology innovation ecosystem appears to be a microcosm of the global innovation ecosystem. Part I describes the nature of nanotechnology and its economic contribution, Part II explores the nanotechnology innovation ecosystem, and Part III focuses on the role of IP systems in the development of nanotechnology.
Publication year: 2015
WIPO Magazine, Issue No. 3/2010 ( June )
Publication year: 2010
The International Patent System in 2009
PCT Yearly Review
Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system. Special theme: the impact of the financial crisis on PCT applications
WIPO Magazine, Issue No. 2/2010 ( April )
Intellectual Property in Asian Countries: Studies on Infrastructure and Economic Impact
This publication is a compilation of the general and national reports from two research projects. It is hoped that they will be of interest to policy makers and positively contribute to the on-going debate regarding the relationship between intellectual property and economic development.