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The world's five major intellectual property offices, namely the European Patent Office (EPO), the Japan Patent Office (JPO), the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China (SIPO), and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently launched a new website.   The “IP5” Web site specifically aims to provide news and information on the common projects run by the offices to facilitate cooperation between them to avoid duplication of work and deal with the patent application backlogs.   Website  

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The impact of publicly funded research on innovation

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Balanç dels resultats i de l'impacte obtinguts en l'àmbit català per les iniciatives de la Xarxa de Trampolins Tecnològics de suport a la comercialització de la tecnologia generada a les universitats del nostre país. Anàlisi de les spin-off (empreses creades a partir de troballes científiques i tecnològiques) en termes de creació d'ocupació, creixement econòmic i potencial innovador. Trampolins Tecnològics catalans

El estudio que se presenta es una contribución de gran valor para entender el alcance de la gestión de los derechos de propiedad industrial e intelectual en el ámbito de la colaboración público-privada. Desde una perspectiva práctica, este trabajo recorre todas las modalidades  contractuales que pueden dar forma a un proceso de cooperación en el que uno de los socios desarrolla sus actividades en el ámbito público. DERECHOS DE PROPIEDAD INDUSTRIAL E INTELECTUAL EN PROYECTOS TECNOLÓGICOS DE COOPERACIÓN PÚBLICO-PRIV

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently published the “World Intellectual Property Indicators 2009” report. This report provides a broad overview of intellectual property rights used around the world. The publication is based on data from 2007 and examines comparative examples and tendencies in the use of IP rights. It is presently available in English and can be found free of charge on the WIPO IP statistics Web site. The report will soon be available in French and Spanish as well. WIPO_indicators2009

A more research-intensive and integrated European Research Area Science, Technology and Competitiveness. Key figures report 2008/2009  

The legal protection conferred by a patent gives its owner the possibility to prevent others from using, manufacturing, selling, importing, etc. the invention in the country or countries concerned, during up to 20 years from the fi ling date. This provides the patentee with a competitive advantage.    Patent for researchers (528.49 kB)

This is the report of an Expert Group from Knowledge Transfer Metrics set up by DG research of the European Commission to improve coherence and convergence between existing surveys of knowledge transfer from public research organisations (PROs) to business and other sectors in society. Metrics for knowledge transfer