Strategies, policies and initiatives of WIPO; Patent information in support of innovation

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1 Strategies, policies and initiatives of WIPO; Patent information in support of innovation Speaker: Yo Takagi, Assistant Director General, Global Infrastructure Sector

2 Outline What WIPO focuses on (strategies) Four main areas and challenges Strategy for developing Global IP Infrastructure WIPO s Policy on Patent Information Examples (IPAS, Global IP Data Dissemination Initiative, and WIPO CASE) 2

3 What WIPO focuses on WIPO s Strategic Goals of Four substantive areas Set new IP norms (new or revised Treaties) Provide Global IP Services (PCT, Madrid, the Hague, and their promotion) Provide technical assistance and Capacity Building in developing countries Develop Global IP Infrastructure 3

4 WIPO new IP norms Recently adopted new treaties (Beijing Treaty in 2012, Marrakesh Treaty in 2013, and Geneva Act of Lisbon Treaty in 2015) Continuing efforts to improve PCT, Madrid and the Hague systems through amendments to the Regulations Possible new treaties or legal instruments in the area of traditional knowledge/traditional cultural expressions/ genetic resources, broadcasting signals protection, and the Design Law Treaty 4

5 WIPO strategy #1; Global IP norm setting Update the existing Treaties (Beijing, Lisbon, Broadcast) Leaning towards procedural and practical matters that can be clearly defined and supported by stakeholders (Design Law Treaty) Political considerations to balance different interests of various countries and other stakeholders (Marrakesh, Traditional Knowledge) 5

6 Global Protection systems PCT (patents) : 5% growth in 2013/14 Madrid system (trademarks) : 4% growth in 2013/14 The Hague system (designs) : 6% growth in 2013/14 Lisbon system (geographical indications to attract more membership) 6

7 PCT market share 148 countries covered out of 188 WIPO members 7

8 Madrid market share 111 countries covered 8

9 The Hague market share 55 countries covered 9

10 WIPO strategy #2; Global Protection systems Leverage global market share of Global Protection systems to promote efficient, timely and user friendly procedures Collaborate with IPOs to seek coherent practices and provide highest quality services Introduce and enhance online services of Global Protection systems Technical assistance and capacity building are provided to facilitate the use of Global Protection systems 10

11 WIPO s technical assistance and capacity building WIPO Development Agenda projects (since 2010); some 30 projects out of which 7 projects concern patent information Deliverables include Technology Innovation Support Centers (TISCs) in some 40 countries, ARDI (free or affordable access to science and technology journals database), ASPI (free or affordable access to commercial patent databases and patent landscape reports Training material and workshops for patent information search (e-tutorial, distance learning courses of patent search) 11

12 WIPO strategy #3; Technical assistance and Capacity Building Accessibility (technical) and affordability (financial support) were addressed by introducing a new business model (sharing responsibilities, voluntary participation with the ministerial level of commitment, by multistakeholder approach and public private partnerships) Advice to be provided at nodal points institutionalized (TISC national networks) Encourage south-south cooperation and networking among institutions dealing with patent information (e- TISCs and pro-bono patent attorney advice program) 12

13 WIPO strategy #4; Why Global IP Infrastructure? Data and networks are driving this century s economies IP systems are also driven by big data and networked systems over the Internet Value of IP Data will be enhanced, if more IPOs are connected with their data digitized IP knowledge divide will create obstacles for business to trade and invest in the global market 13

14 Examples of WIPO Global Infrastructure components; IPAS and IPAS+ IPAS (IP Office Administration System) is an electronic system that supports all the major business processes of an IPO in developing countries. (Used in about 60 countries) WIPO Scan and WIPO EDMS generate digital IP data of developing countries WIPO Publish started to be deployed in this year Global Databases (Patentscope, Global Brands DB, Global Designs DB) Update WIPO Standards and International Classifications to enable users to transmit (M2M), search (cross-lingual), analyze (landscape) and read (machine translation) big data of patent information 14

15 IPAS as Platform enabling IPOs to share IP data IPO s data Global Dissemination Initiative Internet; public access Patentscope with multi-lingual tools WIPOPublish IPO web site WIPOScan WIPO EDMS IPAS as platform WIPO Standards 15

16 WIPO Patent Information Policy #1 IP Data Generation IPAS helps generate machine-readable data (robots) Digitization projects - ARIPO, Cambodia, Indonesia, Nigeria, and the Philippines, with financial support from Japan FIT (full text of patent applications) Geographical coverage expansion (in cooperation with Member States and EPO; e.g., Latipat & Arabpat) WIPO Global Databases make IP data publicly available (Patentscope, Global Brands DB, Global Designs DB) Through WIPO Publish and WIPO IP Data Global Dissemination Initiative 16

17 WIPO Patent Information Policy #2 WIPO IP Data Global Dissemination Initiative Encourage IPOs to make their IP data (patent information) available at WIPO s facility for bulk data downloading Encourage worldwide free-of-charge dissemination of IP data under coherent terms and conditions Database venders may participate in the initiative by nominal fee subscription to obtain IP data in bulk in compliance with prescribed terms and conditions (to be launched in January 2016) WIPO s role is to expand basic IP data collections available at a nominal fee, while encouraging IP data vendors to add value 17

18 WIPO Patent Information Policy #3 Update and develop search tools Develop search tools useful to WIPO Global Databases (image search engine, chemical formula search) Develop and provide multi-lingual search tools (CLIR and WIPO Pearl) Machine translation specialized for IP information (WIPO Translate) Update language independent search tools (IPC) to ensure coherence with CPC of EPO/USPTO 18

19 WIPO Patent Information Policy #4 Create a global platform for IPOs WIPO CASE and international collaboration on patent search and examination WIPO match-making databases and platforms for global public private partnerships such as WIPO GREEN and WIPO RE:SEARCH 19

20 Recent initiative; WIPO CASE Centralized Access to Search and Examination Reports Started with an initiative of the Vancouver Group (UK, AU, CA) in 2011 Online patent work-sharing platform for patent examiners worldwide secure sharing search and examination documentation 19 Participating IPOs Linked to three IP5 (USPTO will shortly join) Two groups consisting of Providing IPOs and Accessing IPOs 20

21 Members of CASE; Two Groups Providing/Depositing Offices (PO) Australia Brunei Canada China Israel Japan Rep. of Korea UK US? WIPO IB (PCT) Accessing (only) Offices (AO) Chile India Indonesia Lao Malaysia Mongolia New Zealand Philippines Singapore Vietnam 21

22 WIPO CASE as Platform for patent examination cooperation Providing IPO (dossier data) Accessing IPO Certain dossier data will be published in Patentscope for public access Internet Patentscope CASE platform accessible only to participating IPOs WIPO CASE servers with search for patent family WIPO CASE as platform Robust security arrangement Transparent governance policy 22

23 Thank you. WIPO Japan Office Daido Seimei Kasumigaseki Bldg. 7F Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo , Japan 電話 Tel: