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 ASEAN TISC 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 the Inventor Assistance Program (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 in 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 the TPPM platform

  • Development of a 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 hydrogen fuel cells in transport

  • New IP and technology transfer webpage

  • Establishment of a Baltic States TTO Network and signing of MoU with WIPO

2023

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

  • Launch of a TISC staff certification scheme

  • Establishment of a 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 an ASEAN regional IP policy model and an IP valuation toolkit

  • Publication of the guide 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 agri-food

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

  • Publication of first Hands-on IP Finance Series guide, Securing Loans with Your IP Assets

2025

  • Global launch of the TISC Foundation Certificate Course

  • Launch of the third edition of the WIPO Technology Trends report on the Future of Transportation and of a new WIPO Technology SPARK series on Technologies for Mine Action

  • Launch of the Scale Up Your IP Program

  • Celebration of the IAP’s 10th anniversary

  • Revamp of the Knowledge and Technology Transfer webpage and the Institutional IP Policies Database