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Geneva, Oct 9, 2012
GSC16bis-IPR-11
Contribution by the World Intellectual Contribution by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)Property Organization (WIPO)
Tomoko MiyamotoTomoko Miyamoto
Head, Patent Law Section,Head, Patent Law Section,Patent Law Division, WIPOPatent Law Division, WIPO
Document No:
GSC16bis-IPR-11
Source: WIPO
Contact: Tomoko Miyamoto
GSC Session: IPR Working Group
Agenda Item: 4.10
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World Intellectual Property World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)Organization (WIPO)
• One of the UN specialized agencies– Mission: to promote innovation and creativity
for the economic, social and cultural development of all countries, through a balanced and effective international intellectual property system
– 185 Member States– UN Millennium Development
Goals and WIPO Development Agenda
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World Intellectual Property World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)Organization (WIPO)
• Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP)– Development of the international patent
system
• PATENTSCOPE (patent information portal)
• IP and Competition• WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
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SCPSCP• Member States’ forum; IGOs and NGOs as
observers• “Patents and standards” discussed from
03/2009 to 10/2010– A preliminary study by the Secretariat (document
SCP/13/2)• Issues inherent in patented technologies in standards
(patent hold-up)• Changing ways of innovation challenges faced by the
patent system
• Discussions– Cooperation with other international orgs
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Patent informationPatent information• Cooperation between SDOs and patent offices• Improve patent quality and transparency• WIPO PATENTSCOPE
– http://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/search.jsf
– International applications filed under the PCT• National/regional phase information from 46 offices
– Patent collections from around 30 national/ regional patent offices
– Easier access to patent information in various languages
– Legal status data
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IP and competitionIP and competition• One of the Development Agenda Projects• Research
– Analysis of the economic/legal literature on the effects of IP rights as a barrier to entry
– Refusals to license – the legitimate right and abuse – Patent Pools – IP, competition and smartphone industry (empirical
study)
• Promote cooperation between an IP authority and a competition authority
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WIPO Arbitration and Mediation CenterWIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center• Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
service• Suited to cross-border disputes• Expert determination procedure• 25% of the cases are in the ICT area• ADR services adapted to specific business
sector– Ex. Mediation and expedited arbitration rule
for film and media
