Geneva, September 24, 2012 PR/2012/720 The United Nations (UN) committee charged with overseeing implementation of Security Council resolutions relating to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has confirmed that WIPO technical assistance to …
Geneva, October 1, 2012 PR/2012/722 Opening of the 2012 WIPO Assemblies Video The determining position of intellectual property (IP) as a driver of innovation and competitive advantage – as evidenced by the growing number of “patent wars” in courts around …
Geneva, October 9, 2012 PR/2012/723 Videos on demand (Photo: WIPO/Berrod) The 50th session of Assemblies of WIPO member states reached a breakthrough decision on how to complete negotiations on a pact to improve access to copyrighted works for the many …
Geneva, October 30, 2012 PR/2012/724 One year after its launch, WIPO Re:Search has doubled its membership and resulted in ten research collaborations or agreements Video. WIPO Re:Search is a consortium where public and private sector organizations share …
Geneva, November 19, 2012 PR/2012/725 Mexico’s Secretary of Economy Bruno Ferrari deposited his country’s instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol for the International Registration of Marks with WIPO Director General Francis Gurry on November 19, …
Geneva, December 11, 2012 PR/2012/726 Press Conference Video A new WIPO report shows that while the global economy continued to underperform, intellectual property (IP) filings worldwide kept growing strongly in 2011. It also finds that China’s patent …
Geneva, December 18, 2012 PR/2012/727 Video | Transcript Meeting in extraordinary session, the WIPO General Assembly took a landmark decision today to convene a diplomatic conference in 2013 to complete negotiations on a pact to improve access to …
Geneva/Tokyo, January 30, 2013 PR/2013/728 WIPO Director General Francis Gurry today welcomed a pledge by the Japanese Government to significantly increase its voluntary funding of technical assistance and capacity building resources for developing …
Geneva, February 20, 2013 PR/2013/729 The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced today a major expansion of its public database of trademark and brand information. The newest addition of six national collections of trademark records – …
Geneva, July 10, 2012 PR/2012/716 WIPO Director General Francis Gurry and Egypt's Permanent Representative to United Nations in Geneva Ambassador Hisham Badr (Photo: WIPO/Berrod) WIPO will host a panoramic projection …
Abu Dhabi, Fontainbleau, Geneva and Singapore, July 3, 2012 PR/2012/715 Released jointly by WIPO, INSEAD and its Global Innovation Index 2012 edition Knowledge Partners, Alcatel-Lucent, Booz & Company, the Confederation of …
Geneva, June 20, 2012 PR/2012/713 Beijing, June 20 – China State Counselor Liu Yandong and Beijing Deputy Mayor Lu Wei joined WIPO Director General Francis Gurry and over 700 delegates at today’s opening of the Diplomatic …
Geneva, June 15, 2012 PR/2012/712 The stage is set for a new international treaty that would extend the protection for audiovisual performers, granting them both economic and moral rights similar to those already recognized for …
Geneva, June 15, 2012 PR/2012/711 (This communiqué is released jointly with the Australian Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organization) Australia and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) today signed an …
Geneva, May 29, 2012 PR/2012/710 Colombia's Vice President Angelino Garzón and Director General Francis Gurry (Photo: WIPO/Berrod) Colombia became the 87 th member of the international trademark system following the …
Geneva/Munich, May 3, 2012 PR/2012/709 (Released jointly with the European Patent Office) With the aim of further developing the international patent system to better support innovation in economies around the globe, the …
Geneva, April 23, 2012 PR/2012/708 This year’s World Intellectual Property Day on April 26 celebrates visionary innovators - individuals whose ingenuity and artistry have broken molds, opened new horizons and made a lasting …
Geneva, April 12, 2012 PR/2012/707 WIPO Director General Francis Gurry met on April 12, 2012 UNIDO Director General Kandeh Yumkella to discuss the strengthening of cooperation between the two organizations in areas relating to …
Geneva, March 29, 2012 PR/2012/706 An exhibition showing the intellectual property (IP) behind Steve Jobs’ innovations opens to the public at WIPO on March 30, 2012 and will run through to World Intellectual Property Day on …
Geneva, March 12, 2012 PR/2012/705 2011 saw the highest number of international trademark applications ever filed under WIPO’s Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks (“Madrid system”) with 42,270 applications …
