Resources and Recent Developments

Innovation Council posts reports, videos, and other resources about the innovation process and the policies that best support it. We flag recent developments, including policy proposals and actions, that affect innovation ecosystems. We also post inventors’ stories along with other developments, across sectors, from the real economy. You can search our online collection of resources using the search function or by selecting topics in the tags at the bottom of this page. We welcome your suggestions as to additional resources, recent developments, and events to post.

Spotlight

Summary of IGC Conversation with Dr. Malathi Lakshmikumaran and Dr. Axel Braun

This document provides a synopsis of the online conversation that Innovation Council held with experts Dr. Malathi Lakshmikumaran and Dr....

Posted in: Policy Discussions and International Organizations
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IGC Conversation with Dr. Malathi Lakshmikumaran and Dr. Axel Braun

Innovation Council spoke online with experts Dr. Malathi Lakshmikumaran and Dr. Axel Braun to discuss IGC developments and negotiations at...

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Empowering Innovation, Enabling Collaboration: A Blueprint for Pandemic Preparedness

Innovation Council in collaboration with co-authors Mark Schultz and Douglas Park created the policy brief Empowering Innovation, Enabling Collaboration: A...

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Innovation Council Analysis on IGC talks at WIPO

This detailed analysis by the Innovation Council critically examines the proposed international instrument with respect to the patent system, R&D,...

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Recent Developments

IFPMA on Sustainable Access to Effective Antibiotics

IFPMA published a position paper this July addressing some of the challenges that exist in ensuring access to safe and...

Posted in: Policy Discussions and International Organizations

Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) on Standard Essential Patents and National Security

The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) published an explainer on standard essential patents (SEPs) and national security. In...

Posted in: Enabling Innovation Policies

Innovation Council Opening Statement at 2024 WIPO General Assemblies

The 57th WIPO General Assemblies will take place in Geneva from July 9 to 17, 2024. You may follow the...

Posted in: Policy Discussions and International Organizations

Innovation Council and GLIPA Roundtable on July 8th – Emerging Best Practices from IP Offices: Stakeholder Engagement and Outreach

Innovation Council and GLIPA have partnered together to host a roundtable discussion titled ” Emerging Best Practices from IP Offices:...

Posted in: IP Management

WIPO 2024 World IP Report

WIPO’s 2024 World IP Report titled ‘Making Innovation Policy Work for Development’ explores the need for innovation policies to focus...

Posted in: Policy Discussions and International Organizations

USPTO’s First National Strategy for Inclusive Innovation

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has just released it’s first-ever National Strategy for Inclusive Innovation in 2024, with...

Posted in: Inclusive Innovation Ecosystems

Invent Together: A Study on “The Role of Trust in Advancing Equity in Innovation”

Invent Together, an alliance focused on broadening participation in inventing and patenting, published a new study in April 2024 titled...

Posted in: Inclusive Innovation Ecosystems

IGC Q&A with Wend Wendland

In this Q&A, WIPO Director Wend Wendland walks us through the history and key elements of the WIPO IGC talks, providing useful references....

Posted in: Policy Discussions and International Organizations

Q&A with Julia Spencer, MSD: Global Diffusion of Molnupiravir

Innovation Council sat down with Julia Spencer, Associate Vice President for Global Multilateral Engagement & Strategic Alliances at MSD, to...

Posted in: Technology and Knowledge Diffusion