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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

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

Use of WIPO’s Global IP Registries for Patents, Trademarks and Designs Grew in 2024

The World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) global intellectual property (IP) registries for patents, trademarks and designs all registered growth in 2024, as enterprises and individuals increased their use of WIPO systems to protect and promote their products in foreign markets. Read more

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

Reusable Rockets, Autonomous Autos, Smart Ships: Inventing Increasingly Reshaping the Transportation Industry, New WIPO Report Finds

Innovation in the global transportation sector is increasingly focusing on greener, futuristic technologies like air taxis, wireless charging for electric vehicles and self-piloting cargo ships, with China, Japan, the US, the Republic of Korea and Germany leading in inventive activity, a new WIPO report shows. Read more

Actus du 15 Janvier 2025 - source : www.wipo.int

Apply Now: WIPO Global Awards 2025 Recognizes Startups, SMEs and Spinouts

The WIPO Global Awards 2025 competition opened today with a call for applications from startups, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and university spinouts that use intellectual property (IP) to drive economic growth and improve societies. Read more

Actus du 03 Décembre 2024 - source : www.wipo.int

Malawi is First to Ratify WIPO Treaty on IP, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge

Malawi has become the first nation to ratify the WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge, the first WIPO Treaty to address the interface between intellectual property, genetic resources and traditional knowledge. Read more