Category Archives: WIPO

PatentScope Suppresses Inventor Address Data

Posted on December 29, 2008 by mjwhitekingston

WIPO has announced that due to privacy concerns it will remove address data for inventors and individual applicants from its PatentScope database. The data will not be indexed or displayed in Internet search engines. This will not affect PatentScope searches … Continue reading →

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2008 World Patent Report

Posted on September 3, 2008 by mjwhitekingston

The WIPO recently released its 2008 World Patent Report, which contains all kinds of interesting statistics on patent activity worldwide. In 2006, a stunning 1.76 million new applications were filed worldwide, driven largely by filings in China, Korea and the … Continue reading →

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2008 World Patent Report

Posted on August 14, 2008 by mjwhitekingston

The World Intellectual Property Organization has released its 2008 World Patent Report. The 72-page report provides a statistical overview of worldwide patent activity, including the number of patent filings, granted patents, patent families, patents in force, patents by field of … Continue reading →

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WHAM-O’s 60th Anniversary Kid Inventor Contest

Posted on March 30, 2008 by mjwhitekingston

The new issue of WIPO Magazine has several interesting articles, including one on the 60th anniversary of the WHAM-O toy company. Wham-O is best known for introducing the hula hoop to America in 1958, followed by Frisbee flying discs, Slip … Continue reading →

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Paris Convention and Public Access to Patents

Posted on March 28, 2008 by mjwhitekingston

This year is the 125th anniversary of signing of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, one of the cornerstones of the modern international industrial property system. The treaty was signed in Paris by representatives of 11 countries … Continue reading →

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PCT Publication Date Changes – May 17, Sept. 7, Dec. 21

Posted on May 25, 2007 by mjwhitekingston

According to the WIPO, official holidays in Switzerland this year will delay the date of publication for PCT applications as follows: Ascension: Thursday May 17, 2007 – Publication date: Friday, May 18, 2007 Jeune Genevois: Thursday, September 6, 2007 – … Continue reading →

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