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October 31, 2011
The first ever patent prosecution highway involving China’s State Intellectual Property Office will launch tomorrow with the Japan Patent Office
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October 13, 2011
PCT applicants can now submit a second round of arguments to the EPO during an international preliminary examination, following an unusual move by the Office
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September 15, 2011
The US move to a first-to-file system “could breathe new life into efforts to harmonise patent law”, said WIPO deputy director general for patents James Pooley on Tuesday
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May 12, 2011
East Asia led in PCT applications in 2010, with roughly 164,300 filed, according to WIPO’s annual PCT review
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April 14, 2011
As WIPO congratulated Qualcomm on filing the 2 millionth PCT application at a ceremony this morning, it predicted that patent prosecution highways will help the PCT reach 3 million by 2015
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April 06, 2011
WIPO deputy director general Jim Pooley gave an impassioned address defending the value of IP at today's International Patent Forum
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March 01, 2011
Patents have a key role to play in packaging technological information, according to WIPO deputy director general Jim Pooley
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February 02, 2011
Insufficient cash flow and lack of access to credit were not the main reasons for cuts in IP expenditure during the economic crisis, according to a new WIPO survey
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February 02, 2011
Patent owners commented on business strategy, the economic crisis, IP efficiencies and the PCT as part of WIPO’s questionnaire
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February 02, 2011
The reasons why companies have reduced expenditure on patents vary significantly according to region and industry, according to a WIPO report