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Actus du 13 Novembre 2025 - source : www.wipo.int

World's Largest IP Survey Reveals Increased Awareness and Trust in IP

Global awareness and trust in intellectual property (IP) systems has reached new heights globally, according to WIPO Pulse 2025, the world's most comprehensive survey of IP perception and awareness. Read more

Actus du 12 Novembre 2025 - source : www.wipo.int

World Intellectual Property Indicators: Global Patent and Design Filings Reach New Records in 2024, Trademarks Flat

Innovators and designers filed record-setting levels of applications for the intellectual property rights that protect their work in 2024, while demand for the trademarks that promote brands stabilized, according to WIPO’s World Intellectual Property Indicators (WIPI) report. Read more

Actus du 06 Novembre 2025 - source : www.wipo.int

100 Years of WIPO’s International Design System: Celebrating Iconic Designs for the Ages

The World Intellectual Property Organization today marked the 100th anniversary of its international design system, celebrating a century of iconic designs that combine utility and beauty. Read more

Actus du 20 Octobre 2025 - source : www.wipo.int

Brazil Makes Contribution to Fund WIPO Projects in Developing Countries

The Government of Brazil has made a voluntary contribution of BRL1,500,000 (approx. 244,000 Swiss Francs) for WIPO-administered capacity building activities to support the growth of IP use by innovators and creators use across Latin America, the Caribbean and Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa. Read more

Actus du 16 Septembre 2025 - source : www.wipo.int

WIPO Global Innovation Index 2025: Switzerland, Sweden, US, the Republic of Korea and Singapore Top Ranking; China Enters Top 10; Innovation Investment Growth Slows

Switzerland, Sweden, the United States of America (US), the Republic of Korea and Singapore top the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Global Innovation Index (GII) 2025 ranking, followed by the United Kingdom, Finland, Netherlands, Denmark and China, which breaks into the top 10 for the first time. Meantime, slowing growth in innovation investments is darkening the innovation forecast, the report found. Read more

Actus du 01 Septembre 2025 - source : www.wipo.int

Venture Capital Metric Reshapes WIPO's World’s Top 100 Innovation Clusters Rankings

The addition of venture capital (VC) deal activity as a new metric in this year's WIPO Global Innovation Index (GII) Cluster study has reshaped the ranking with Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou overtaking Tokyo-Yokohama to claim the top spot and San Jose-San Francisco moving up three places to third position. Read more

Actus du 11 Juillet 2025 - source : www.wipo.int

WIPO Announces 2025 Global Awards Winners: Recognizing IP-Driven Innovation and Impact

Ten SMEs and startups are the winners of this year’s WIPO Global Awards, with products including antibody therapeutics, sign-to-speech gloves, next-generation memory chips and sustainable protein fermentation—breakthroughs that reflect the transformative power of intellectual property (IP) in improving lives, advancing technology, and building more sustainable communities. Read more

Actus du 09 Juillet 2025 - source : www.wipo.int

Investment in Intangible Assets Surges, led by Funding for Software and Databases Amid AI Boom

Investment in intangible assets such as data, software, brands and other intellectual property-backed assets grew three times faster in 2024 than investment in physical assets such as machinery and buildings, which has languished amid high interest rates and subdued economic recovery, according to new data from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Italy’s Luiss Business School. Read more

Actus du 08 Juillet 2025 - source : www.wipo.int

Director General Daren Tang Opens WIPO Assemblies Meetings, Welcoming Largest-Ever Delegate Participation

Director General Daren Tang welcomed the biggest-ever contingent of delegates to a WIPO Assemblies meeting on Tuesday, calling for collective action to ensure that the global intellectual property (IP) ecosystem continues to evolve in supporting the world’s innovators and creators. Read more

Actus du 25 Avril 2025 - source : www.wipo.int

World Intellectual Property Day 2025 Celebrates Musicians

Pop music continues to dominate global charts while reggaeton and K-pop are gaining fans among the ranks of the most-popular musical genres, according to new WIPO data released to mark World Intellectual Property (IP) Day, which is commemorated each April 26. Read more