Recent Developments

Virtual symposium to mark 25 years of the TRIPS Agreement

The WTO is organizing on 24 November 2020 a virtual symposium to mark the 25th Anniversary of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of....

Posted in: Policy Discussions and International Organizations

VIDEO: Why Researchers Need an IP Strategy

On October 8, 2020, 4iP Council held a webinar to explore the relevance of IP for research for both public and private spheres. The speakers,....

Posted in: Technology and Knowledge Diffusion

USG Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property

The U.S. Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property provides an overview of the Trump Administration’s intellectual property enforcement....

Posted in: Enabling Innovation Policies

Singaporean business associations welcome RCEP

Two Singaporean business associations, the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises and the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and....

Posted in: Enabling Innovation Policies

EUIPO and INSME collaboration agreement to bring IP to SMEs

The SME ecosystem needs more partnerships to encourage a favorable environment where SMEs can develop and reach their full potential in....

Posted in: Enabling Innovation Policies

Pfizer COVID vaccine raises IP questions

It has been announced today that the covid-19 vaccine being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech has been found to be 90% effective in preventing....

Posted in: Technology and Knowledge Diffusion

Video: World’s first Group B strep vaccine

This video describes how Biovac, in collaboration with PATH and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is developing the world's first Group B....

Posted in: Inclusive Innovation Ecosystems

Charting leadership in the 5G race

In this article, Matthew Noble, Jane Mutimear and Richard Vary examine the difficulties in charting the leadership of companies in the 5G....

Posted in: Enabling Innovation Policies

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