WIPO recently published the World Intellectual Property Indicators 2018. It is detailed 231-page look at global IP (e.g., patent and trademark) activity:
From the Foreword:
"Against the backdrop of solid economic growth worldwide,
global intellectual property (IP) filing activity set
new records in 2017. Patent filings around the world
reached 3.17 million, representing a 5.8% growth on
2016 figures. Trademark filing activity totaled 12.39 million,
up 26.8% on 2016. Industrial design filing activity
exceeded 1.24 million. China remained the main driver
of global growth in IP filings. From already high levels,
patent filings in China grew by 14.2% and trademark
filing activity in China by 55.2%. These high growth
rates propelled China’s shares of global patent filings
and trademarks filing activity to reach 43.6% and
46.3%, respectively.
Japan (+24.2%) and the United States of America
(+12.6%) also saw strong growth in trademark filing
activity. However, both of those countries recorded
almost no growth in patent filings. The Republic of
Korea saw a decline in filing activity for patents and
trademarks for the second consecutive year. Other
notable trends include large increases in trademark
filing activity in the Islamic Republic of Iran (+87.9%),
the United Kingdom (+24.1%) and Canada (+19.5%).
With regard to industrial design filing activity, the United
Kingdom (+92.1%), Spain (+23.5%) and Switzerland
(+17.9%) saw double-digit growth in 2017."
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Thursday, December 10, 2015
UC Berkeley - Intellectual Property Protection for Computer Programs
The Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (BCLT) in conjunction with the Berkeley Technology Law Journal (BTLJ) is hosting a symposium on legal protection of computer software on April 14-15, 2016.
It will be held at the Chevron Auditorium, International House at UC Berkeley. Registration opens January 2016. Full agenda, with speakers.
As announced by BCLT: "In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision in Alice v. CLS Bank and its denial of Google’s petition for certiorari in the Oracle software copyright case, new uncertainties exist about the roles that patent, copyright, and other forms of IP are and should be playing in the legal protection of computer software.
It will bring together leading scholars in both law and economics, industry representatives, and practicing lawyers who will consider what the courts are getting right and wrong and how intellectual property law ought to evolve to do a better job for the industry and the public that so depends on software these days. The symposium will include sessions on the roles of patents, copyrights and trade secrecy. Also featured will be empirical research on the state of the software industry and on the evolving strategies on which software developers rely to protect their innovations."
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It will be held at the Chevron Auditorium, International House at UC Berkeley. Registration opens January 2016. Full agenda, with speakers.
As announced by BCLT: "In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision in Alice v. CLS Bank and its denial of Google’s petition for certiorari in the Oracle software copyright case, new uncertainties exist about the roles that patent, copyright, and other forms of IP are and should be playing in the legal protection of computer software.
It will bring together leading scholars in both law and economics, industry representatives, and practicing lawyers who will consider what the courts are getting right and wrong and how intellectual property law ought to evolve to do a better job for the industry and the public that so depends on software these days. The symposium will include sessions on the roles of patents, copyrights and trade secrecy. Also featured will be empirical research on the state of the software industry and on the evolving strategies on which software developers rely to protect their innovations."
Copyright © 2015 Robert Moll. All rights reserved.
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Adobe Acrobat Tips for Patent Attorneys
Tonight, check out Adobe Acrobat Tips for Patent and Trademark Practitioners which has a long list of links to a number of Adobe Acrobat features that may be useful to your practice.
Copyright © 2014 Robert Moll. All rights reserved.
Copyright © 2014 Robert Moll. All rights reserved.
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