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Shiok Meats debuts lab-grown shrimp meat

Shiok Meat’s finished product possesses the texture of ground shrimp and has already been tested to make shumai, the Cantonese dim sum....

Posted in: Inclusive Innovation Ecosystems

SalivaDirect™ COVID-19 test

SalivaDirect™ is a new process developed at the Yale School of Public Health to test persons suspected of having COVID-19 for the virus,....

Posted in: Innovation and the Sustainable Development Goals

WTO: Proposal on COVID and IP by South Africa and India

During the October 2020 TRIPS Council meeting, 40 TRIPS Council members discussed a proposal submitted by India and South Africa for a temporary....

Posted in: Policy Discussions and International Organizations

WIPO Re:Search

By catalyzing a broad range of innovative collaborations, WIPO Re:Search supports early-stage research and development (R&D) in the fight....

Posted in: Enabling Innovation Policies

WIPO’s Inventor Assistance Program

The Inventor Assistance Program (IAP) – a WIPO initiative in cooperation with the World Economic Forum – is the first global program to....

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New WIPO DG Daren Tang

In this recorded message, Daren Tang addresses delegates following his appointment as the next Director General of the World....

Posted in: Policy Discussions and International Organizations

Analysis of patent prosecution in China

This paper by Gaetan de Rassenfosse looks for traces of discrimination against foreigners in the patent prosecution process, building on....

Posted in: Enabling Innovation Policies

Analysis of patent prosecution in the United States

Inventions of foreign origin are about ten percentage points less likely to be granted a U.S. patent than domestic inventions. The results of....

Posted in: Enabling Innovation Policies

L2Pro: Indian SMEs Learn to Protect IP

The L2Pro (Learn to Protect) India IP e-learning platform aims to educate start-ups, MSMEs, and innovators on protection and enforcement of....

Posted in: Inclusive Innovation Ecosystems