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

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

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...

Posted in: Policy Discussions and International Organizations

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

Innovation Council Q&A with Dr. Axel Braun

In this Innovation Council Q&A, Dr. Braun — a former Swiss and European patent attorney — discusses the challenges of...

Posted in: Policy Discussions and International Organizations