TISCs Report 2024

TISC program milestones

2009

  • Launch of TISC project

  • Launch of ARDI

2010

  • Launch of ASPI

  • Conclusion of first SLAs to implement a TISC network

2011

  • ARDI joins Research4Life partnership

  • Publication of the first WIPO PLR

2012

  • Launch of interactive e-tutorial on patent information and search

  • Inauguration of eTISC platform

2013

  • First TISC ASEAN Regional Meeting

  • First "Ask the Expert" session on eTISC

2014

  • TISC and PLR projects become regular WIPO activities

  • First use of open-source tools in a WIPO PLR

2015

  • Publication of Guidelines for Preparing Patent Landscape Reports

2016

  • Launch of Development Agenda Project on the Public Domain

  • Launch of IAP

  • Launch of TISC training on patent analytics

  • Online publication of WIPO Manual on Open Source Tools for Patent Analytics

2017

  • First TISCs start providing patent analytical services

  • Approval of new Development Agenda Project on Technology Transfer and IP Management

2018

  • First workshops on guides for identifying and using information in the public domain

  • Launch of the Patent Register Portal

2019

  • Launch of WIPO Technology Trends 2019: Artificial Intelligence

  • First training courses on technology transfer and IP management based on a new methodology for targeting training

2020

  • 1,000 TISCs established worldwide

  • Launch of WIPO INSPIRE

  • Publication of guides on identifying and using inventions in the public domain

  • Launch of redesigned eTISC platform

  • Launch of e-tutorial as a certified WIPO Academy distance learning course

  • Completion of Development Agenda Project on Intellectual Property Management and Technology Transfer

2021

  • First online Global TISC Conference

  • Integration of specialized technology transfer resources into the TISC program

  • New WIPO INSPIRE platform integrating the Patent Register Portal and eTISC

  • Comprehensive review and update of the Patent Register Portal

  • Development of new tools to support the management of national TISC networks

  • Launch of WIPO Technology Trends 2021: Assistive Technology

  • Update of the Manual on Open Source Tools for Patent Analytics

2022

  • Launch of TPPM platform

  • Development of new package of resources on knowledge and technology transfer for sustainable economic recovery after pandemics

  • Launch of PLRs on COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics and on hydrogen fuel cells in transportation

  • New IP and technology transfer webpage

  • Establishment of Baltic States TTO Network and signing of Memorandum of Understanding with WIPO

2023

  • Launch of pioneering on-the-job training program for technology transfer professionals in the Southern African Development Community region

  • Launch of TISC staff certification scheme

  • Establishment of Patent Analytics Community of Practice

  • Publication of PLRs on COVID-19-related vaccines and therapeutics, and graphite and ilmenite and their related applications

  • Launch of new WIPO patent analytics website

  • Development of ASEAN regional IP policy model and IP valuation toolkit

  • Publication of Incentives in Technology Transfer: A guide to encourage, recognize and reward researchers and professionals

2024

  • Rollout of pilot TISC Staff Certification Program

  • Launch of game-based learning in patent analytics through the new WIPO “Patent Quest: Navigating Innovation Horizons” board game

  • Publication of patent landscape reports on SDG-related patents, generative AI and agrifood

  • Launch of New Product Development and Inventions in the Public Domain Toolkit

  • Revamp of the WIPO Institutional IP Policies Database

  • Publication of first "Hands-on IP Finance" guide: Securing Loans with Your IP Assets