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South Korea launches task force on vaccine and lays out new approach to trade

With the launch of a task force on vaccine production South Korea aims to become the world's fifth-largest vaccine-producing nation in the next....

Posted in: Technology and Knowledge Diffusion

Lack of diversity in patent holders means ‘half of the population’ isn’t getting needs met, economist Lisa Cook says

Diversity gaps in the U.S. patent system persist, in part, because of an absence of data on patent applicants. This lack of transparency has....

Posted in: Inclusive Innovation Ecosystems

Gender gap in US patents leads to few inventions that help women

The economist at Harvard University in Cambridge, Rembrand Koning, reasoned that the relative scarcity of women’s health products on the....

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Tehran Municipality honors inspirational women of century

Many women in the history of Iran and especially in the last century have been influential in various social, cultural, political, and economic....

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Q&A with TechInvention

Innovation Council brings together diverse innovators to share their experiences with policymakers and other stakeholders. TechInvention....

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Women Athletes Inspiring your Entrepreneurship & IP Journey: 29 September

The USPTO Texas Regional Office in collaboration with the Texas Chapter of Chiefs in Intellectual Property (ChIPs), which focuses on advancing....

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OECD Economic Outlook, Interim Report: Keeping the Recovery on Track

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (O.E.C.D.) published its Economic Outlook Interim Report stating that a global....

Posted in: Innovation and the Sustainable Development Goals

Trade secrecy and COVID-19

In this working paper, Innovation Council’s Mark Schultz and his colleagues analyse how trade secrets and other IPRs underpin innovation....

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2021 State of the Union Address by President von der Leyen

In her State of the Union Address on September 15, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, emphasised the need for....

Posted in: Innovation and the Sustainable Development Goals