News

Mar 16, 2010 | WIPO
WIPO & US Copyright Office Course Addresses Access to Copyright-protected works by Visually Impaired Persons
Improved access to copyright-protected content for the blind and other persons with visual or print disabilities (VIPs) was the focus of an international training course co-organized by the United States Copyright Office and WIPO in Washington from March 8 to 12, 2010. The International Training Program for Developing Countries and Countries in Transition on Emerging Issues in Copyright and Related Rights and Issues Pertaining to Blind and Visually Impaired Persons, brought together policy-makers and experts from 28 countries.
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Mar 08, 2010 | EPO
Nominees announced for the European Inventor Award 2010
Twelve candidates from nine countries have been shortlisted for the European Inventor Award 2010. The winners will be announced in Madrid on 28 April.
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Mar 05, 2010 | WIPO
Director General Wraps up Official Visit to Japan
WIPO Director General Francis Gurry wrapped up an official visit to Japan from March 1 to March 5, 2010, during which he met a number of high level Government representatives, including Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Masayuki Naoshima, and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Koichi Takemasa, as well as Japan Patent Office (JPO) Commissioner Tetsuhiro Hosono.
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Mar 02, 2010 | EPO
Keeping the patent system fit for purpose
EPO President Alison Brimelow gave the 2010 Francis Gurry Intellectual Property Lecture at the Melbourne Law School.
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Mar 01, 2010 | EPO
Benoît Battistelli elected EPO President
French candidate received the required qualified majority of the votes cast.
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Feb 08, 2010 | WIPO
International Patent Filings Dip in 2009 amid Global Economic Downturn
International patent filings under WIPO’s Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fell by 4.5% in 2009 with sharper than average declines experienced by some industrialized countries and growth in a number of East Asian countries. Provisional data indicates that 155,900 (annex 1) international patent applications were filed in 2009 as compared to the nearly 164,000 applications filed in 2008.
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Feb 05, 2010 | WIPO
Workshop Focuses on Improving Web Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities
A workshop hosted by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) from February 2 to 5, 2010, brought together over 180 persons from some 32 organizations to promote awareness about accessibility for people with disabilities and to encourage webmasters within the United Nations system and other organizations to implement principles of accessibility in their daily work.
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Jan 21, 2010 | WIPO
WIPO Pledges Support for Viet Nam
The importance of intellectual property (IP) in promoting innovation and boosting national economic development in Viet Nam topped discussions between Viet Nam’s President Nguyen Minh Triet and WIPO Director General Francis Gurry in Hanoi this week. Mr. Gurry pledged the Organization’s continuing support in further enhancing Viet Nam’s national IP capacity to innovate and achieve sustained economic growth.
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Dec 17, 2010 | EPO
EU patent, the EPC and the Lisbon Treaty
With their decision of 4 December in the Competitiveness Council, the EU Ministers have paved the way forward towards a supranational patent system in Europe.
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Dec 08, 2010 | EPO
EU Council agrees on next steps regarding the Community patent (EU patent)
The basic concept underlying the future EU patent system is that the EU accedes to the European Patent Convention and that the EPO grants EU patents.
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Clippings

01.09.2007 | Hamburg Liaison Office Shanghai
European Patents for Sale
For the first time in Europe IP Auctions GmbH held a live intellectual property auction in mid May this year. The auction’s lots were patents, licences and brand rights from diverse technology sectors. A follow up event is planned for the first half of 2008.
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15.05.2007 | New York Times
Intellectual Property Is on the Block at a German Auctioneer
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13.05.2007 | International Herald Tribune
The first intellectual property rights auction in Europe will be held in Munich
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Press releases

16.05.2007
IP Auctions GmbH first sale of patents at live auction in Munich
Yesterday IP Auctions GmbH held the first live auction for patents, licences and brand rights at the Kempinski Airport Hotel in Munich. 130 interested parties watched intently as 83 lots were auctioned. They consisted of 210 patent groups, around 400 individual patents and one set of brand rights from areas including engineering, life science, automotive and environmental technology ... more


05.03.2007
Bayer, Rolls-Royce, famous Research Centres and individual inventors sell their patents and licences at live auction in Munich
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