Recent Developments

Response to European Commission Intellectual property – New Framework for Standard-Essential Patents

This paper by Jonathan Barnett and other IP experts was released back in 2022 – but the analysis is still...

Posted in: Enabling Innovation Policies

USPTO Pilot Program Reduced Gender Disparities in Patenting 

The United States Patents and Trademark Office (USPTO) undertook a randomized control trial to assess the value that could be...

Posted in: Inclusive Innovation Ecosystems

Q&A with Innovation Council Member Sawubona Mycelium

Innovation Council sat down with Neo Moloi, Co-Founder of the innovative South African SME Sawubona Mycelium, to learn more about...

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Introducing Innovation Council Member All-Weather Roads Engineering

Innovation Council’s newest member, All-Weather Roads Engineering based in South Africa, commercialises a novel asphalt–binding solution. Emmanuel Mothabi, the company’s founder, shares insights about...

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Why Voluntary Licensing is Best for Increasing Access to Medicines

The Geneva Network recently published analysis about the benefits from voluntarily licensing in the health space. The author argues that...

Posted in: IP Management

Can Stem Cell Meat Save the Planet?

Singapore allows meat grown from stem cells in laboratories to be marketed and eaten by consumers. It is the first country in the world...

Posted in: Enabling Innovation Policies

EPO Launches Clean-Energy Platform to Support Researchers

Ahead of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), the EPO launched a new Clean Energy platform designed to...

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EU Global Health Strategy

AI and the Bio-Pharmaceutical Sector

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently hosted discussions about the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and intellectual property (IP)....

Posted in: Enabling Innovation Policies

Diagnostics And The TRIPS Agreement

FIND, the global alliance for diagnostics, seeks to ensure equitable access to reliable diagnosis across the world. They connect patients,...

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Biovac and IVI Enter Deal to Develop Oral Cholera Vaccine

The experience of Biovac, a public-private vaccine developer and manufacturer that was founded in 2003 in South Africa, gives a...

Posted in: Technology and Knowledge Diffusion

Green Technology Book 2022

The Green Technology Book was launched by WIPO at the recent COP27 summit in Sharm el-Sheikh. This resource presents a range...

Posted in: Innovation and the Sustainable Development Goals