Last month a press conference was held at WIPO's new building in Geneva, to celebrate Qualcomm filing the 2 millionth patent through the PCT system. It was a brief affair. Statements were concise, questions few and answers succinct. We all wandered down the glass staircase into the main atrium, which is almost as high as the building itself – it is ringed by balconies that back onto the WIPO staff offices, and I noticed that a few people were leaning over the railings, looking down on us.
