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WIPO Wallet Is Now Live!

About WIPO Wallet: WIPO Wallet is a secure deposit account opened with WIPO, providing a fast, reliable, and cost-effective way to pay your WIPO fees related to Patents, Trademarks, Industrial Designs ...
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WIPO Director General Wraps Up Visit to the Philippines

WIPO Director General Daren Tang concluded a four-day visit to the Philippines, where he attended the 58th ASEAN Economic ...
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PCT Working Group

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Working Group: 19th session PCT/WG/19 February 2 to February 6, 2026 (Geneva, Switzerland) Hybrid 10:00 - 18:00 Geneva time Online registration also covers the ...
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Madrid Protocol and Regulations: Declarations and Notifications by Madrid System Members

Madrid System members can make certain declarations and notifications to ensure that the international trademark registration system accommodates their own domestic requirements. It is important to ...
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Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks (Madrid)

Working Group on the Legal Development of the Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks: Twenty-Fourth Session MM/LD/WG/24 October 5 to October 9, 2026 (Geneva, Switzerland) Hybrid ...
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WIPO Digital Access Service

The WIPO Digital Access Service (DAS) is an electronic system allowing priority documents and similar documents to be securely exchanged between participating intellectual property (IP) offices. The ...
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Patent Landscape Report - Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)

Generative AI is booming. It is a cutting-edge technology that is poised to disrupt various economic, social, and cultural sectors, and it extends far beyond simple human-like text generation using ...
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Working Groups of the Madrid Union

Working Group on the Legal Development of the Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks: Twenty-Third Session MM/LD/WG/23 September 22 to September 26, 2025 (Geneva, Switzerland) ...
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Viet Nam

Viet Nam has been a member of WIPO since 1976 and is a signatory to over 14 WIPO treaties.
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The Patents (Amendment) Act, 2002 (Act No. 38 of 2002), India

Notes The Patents (Amendment) Act, 2002 is the second of three amendments to the Patents Act of 1970 to bring India’s patent regime into compliance with the WTO TRIPs Agreement. This Act was ...
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World Intellectual Property Indicators Report: Global Patent Filings Reach Record High in 2023

Global patenting activity reached new heights in 2023 as applications surpassed 3.5 million for the first time, marking the fourth consecutive year of growth despite a challenging macroeconomic ...
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End of Year Edition – Against All Odds, Global R&D Has Grown Close to USD 3 Trillion in 2023

Research and Development (R&D) stands as a cornerstone of innovation, a true barometer of progress and creativity. To close out 2024 on an inspiring note, the Global Innovation Index (GII) team has ...