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