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COVID-19-related vaccines and therapeutics

Preliminary insights on related patenting activity during the pandemic

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic there have been remarkable research and innovation efforts to fight the SARS-COV-2 virus and the related disease. This patent landscape report provides early observations on the patenting activity which took place in the field of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics, and compares results with clinical trial data for related candidate vaccines and drugs.

Publication year: 2022

WIPO Patent Drafting Manual

Second edition

The WIPO Patent Drafting Manual helps inventors and their advisors acquire the technical skills needed to prepare and file well-drafted patent applications. Covering both theory and practice, the manual takes the user through the process of preparing, drafting, filing, amending and prosecuting patent applications. The drafting of both claims and descriptions are explained in detail, with tips and illustrations.

Publication year: 2022

International Patent Classification (IPC)

An effective and easy-to-use system to classify and search patent documents

Publication year: 2022

WIPO IP Facts and Figures 2021

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

Publication year: 2022