the inventor assistance program (iap)
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The Inventor Assistance Program (IAP)
Buenos Aires, December 7, 2016
Marco Aleman, Director, Patent Law Division, WIPO
History
The World Economic Forum (The Forum) in the framework of the initiatives of the Global Agenda Council on the IP System 2012 – 2014Idea: Pro bono program to make the IP system more accessibleActive role of Novartis and other corporate members
The First meeting at HQs May 2013IAP at WEF Davos’ meeting, January 2014
Launching of the 3 Pilots (April 2015 to February 2016)Meeting in Washington to explore synergies (IAP and the
US Program)Launching October 17, 2016
Governance
The Steering Committee
Membership shall comprise:Governments, Pro bono
patent attorneys and supporters
The clearing house
The Steering CommitteeDavid Kappos, Partner, Cravath, Swaine & MooreAdil El-Maliki, Director General - Moroccan Industrial and Commercial Property OfficeAlisa Harbin, Head - Group Litigation and IP, NovartisÁlvaro Correa-Ordoñez, Partner, Baker & McKenzie ColombiaCorey Salsberg, Vice President, Global Head IP Affairs, NovartisJohn Sandage, Deputy Director-General, WIPOJose Luis Londoño, Director of IP – Department of Commerce and Industry, Government of ColombiaJosephine Santiago, Director General – Intellectual Property Office of the PhilippinesMarco Aleman, Acting Director - Patent Law Division, WIPONicholas Davis, Head of Society and Innovation, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic ForumTimothy Loomis, Vice President and Chief Patent Counsel, QualcommJennifer McDowell, USPTO, Washington DC.
STEERINGCOMMITTEE
PLDCoordination
WIPOClearingHouse
CASEManagement
IPLocalAdvisor
LocalfilingDecision onINT/PCTFiling
Matchmakingwithadvisors
abroad
Client
Screening (board)LocalTISCs
TechnicalcomponentITSS(lead)
ProSEIPOffice
OnlineCourseITSS
INFO
Search,legalopinion
IAP formINFOPowerof
attorney/IAPform
The IAP benefits to…Inventors• Help level the playing field for inventors.• Everybody has the opportunity to see their invention
examined in the substance by the Patent Office
Society in general• Exploiting opportunities offered by new inventions• Technological progress
Patent Offices• More possibilities of interaction with the patent applicant• Less effort in processing well presented patent applications
Patent AttorneysOpportunity to acquire experience in very complex areas Future opportunities of contracts