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USPTO, EPO & JPO To Start PCT-Patent Prosecution Highway

November 13, 2009

The Trilateral Offices (European Patent Office (EPO), Japan Patent Office (JPO) and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)) agreed on November 13, 2009 to begin a pilot program in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) framework utilizing PCT work products (international search reports, written opinions, and international preliminary examination reports).
Under the PPH, an applicant receiving a determination [...]

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WIPO Lists Top PCT Applicants For 2008

September 24, 2009

As we reported here, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently published its latest compilation of IP-related statistics.  Annex B to the report is a list of the top PCT applicants in 2008.  That list is available below (please click on the image to open a larger version that is easier to read and can [...]

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WIPO Report Shows Growth in IP Rights before Onset of Economic Crisis

September 23, 2009

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced a new report monitoring recent trends in intellectual property (IP) activity.  The report shows that demand for IP rights continued to increase prior to the onset of the global economic crisis, with 1.85 million patent (+3.7% increase over 2006), almost 3.3 million trademark (+1.6%) and approximately 0.62 million [...]

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WIPO To Debate IP vs. Greentech

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The Financial Times reported today that efforts to avert a clash between the U.S. and emerging economies over patents at a climate change meeting later this year will top the agenda at a two-day conference that opens today on IP and public policy and organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
At the G8 summit [...]

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WIPO Committee Continues Work On Whether and When To Develop “New International Norms” On Patent Protection

April 2, 2009

Today, BNA’s Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal (subscription required) reports that members of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) have agreed to step up their analytical work on various patent issues, work which may pave the way toward a future decision on whether and when to develop new international norms on patent protection.
Meeting in Geneva [...]

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