WIPOPatentInformationPolicyBeijing11September2012NingXUActingHead,InternationalPatentClassificationSectionOutlinePromotionofinnovationPatentinformationanditsimportanceWIPOPatentinformationpolicy——promotebetteraccessandunderstandingofPIthroughServicesInfrastructureWIPOinafewwordsUNAgencyHistory:establishedin1967Membership:185memberstatesDirectorGeneral:FrancisGurryHeadquarters:Geneva,SwitzerlandPromotionofinnovationInnovation:aprocesstocreatenewknowledgebasedontheexistingknowledge.“Researchconvertsmoneyintoknowledge;innovationconvertsknowledgeintomoney,”accordingtothefamousIndianscientistRameshMashelkar.Innovation:akeyforeconomicgrowthandindustry’ssuccessTheinnovationcycleIPacquisitionBusinessname/Trademarks/DomainnamesPatents/Designs/TradeSecretsProducts/ProcessesIPexploitation/Commercialization/Technologytransfer/Amortizationofinvestment/ProfitResearch/InnovationDecisionsthroughouttheinnovationcycleGovernmentnationalpolicyResearchinstitutes/academiaTechnologyTransferOfficesIdentificationandprioritizationofareasofresearchR&DinvestmentResearchcollaborations?AcquisitionofIPR(publication/tradesecretsvs.patenting)?WhichIPR?Commercializationoftheproduct/process?PatentPortfolioManagement(patentstokeep/abandon/sell/license)Technology/know-howtransferRoleofPatentInformationindecision-makingPatentInformation:ahiddentreasure?Complementarytonon-patentliteratureComprises:TechnicalLegalinformationBusinessGrowingimportanceofpatentinformationGrowthinpatentfilingsworldwideGrowthinvolumeofpatentinformationEndof2010:4,3mioChinesepatentdocuments(SIPOStatistics)Increasedinterestanddifficultyinretrieval(digitalization,languagebarrieretc.)Source:WIPOWorldIPIndicators(2011)–MOST2007StatisticsExploitationofpatentinformationfordecisionmakingpurposesPatentsearch:Stateoftheartsearchdevelopmentsinafieldoftechnology,givensolutionstoatechnicalproblemNovelty/patentabilitysearchlookoutfordocumentspotentiallychallengingnovelty/inventivenessofintendedpatentapplicationValiditySearchsimilartonoveltysearch,butreferringtoagrantedpatentFreedomtoOperate(FTO)searchidentificationofallrelevantpatentstoaproduct/processintendedtogotothemarket(potentialinfringementof3rdparty’sIPrights)Patentanalysis:internal(patentvaluation/managementofownIPassets)andexternalWIPOPatentInformationpolicyMakedataavailableforfreeReachawideaudienceWIPO&PatentInformationPATENTSCOPEsearchsystemElectronicdataproductsSpecializedprograms:TISCARDIASPIIPCGreenInventoryPatentLandscapeReportsIPStatisticsPATENTSCOPEsearchsystemSearchexamples:acomplexqueryEN_TI:((((windturbineOR((eolicOReolianORaeolianORwindORwindmill)NEAR2(turbineORpowerORgenerator)))NEAR500(HAWTOR(horizontalNEAR2(axleORshaftORaxesORaxis))))AND((armature^5ORrotator^5ORrotor^20ORhelix^5ORhelicalmember^5)OR(aerofoil^5ORvane^5ORfins^5ORpaddles^5ORairfoils^5ORblade^5))))OREN_AB:((((windturbineOR((eolicOReolianORaeolianORwindORwindmill)NEAR2(turbineORpowerORgenerator)))NEAR500(HAWTOR(horizontalNEAR2(axleORshaftORaxesORaxis))))AND((armature^5ORrotator^5ORrotor^20ORhelix^5ORhelicalmember^5)OR(aerofoil^5ORvane^5ORfins^5ORpaddles^5ORairfoils^5ORblade^5))))OREN_CL:((((windturbineOR((eolicOReolianORaeolianORwindORwindmill)NEAR2(turbineORpowerORgenerator)))NEAR500(HAWTOR(horizontalNEAR2(axleORshaftORaxesORaxis))))AND((armature^5ORrotator^5ORrotor^20ORhelix^5ORhelicalmember^5)OR(aerofoil^5ORvane^5ORfins^5ORpaddles^5ORairfoils^5ORblade^5))))ORIC:(F03D1/06)PATENTSCOPE:graphicalanalysisInfluenzatop25applicantsNumberofapplicationsGLAXOSMITHKLINEBIOLOGICALSS.A.66GLAXOSMITHKLINEBIOLOGSA36NOVARTISAG33WISCONSINALUMNIRESEARCHFOUNDATION27MEDIMMUNEVACCINES,INC.27SMITHKLINEBEECHAMBIOLOGICALSS.A.25THEPROCTER&GAMBLECOMPANY24NOVARTISVACCINES&DIAGNOSTIC23PROCTER&GAMBLE21ABBOTTLABORATORIES20SMITHKLINEBEECHAMCORPORATION18MEDIMMUNEVACCINESINC17NOVAVAX,INC.16ST.JUDECHILDREN'SRESEARCHHOSPITAL15CONNAUGHTLABORATORIESLIMITED15CRUCELLHOLLANDB.V.14ARTEMISPHARMACEUTICALSGMBH14MASSACHUSETTSINSTITUTEOFTECHNOLOGY13INTERVETINTERNATIONALB.V.13WYETH12TEMASEKLIFESCIENCESLABORATORYLIMITED12MEIJISEIKAKAISHA,LTD.12RNLBIOCO.,LTD.11MEDICAGOINC.11AMGENINC11Fig1:IPCdistributionofinfluenzarelatedpatentsFig2:YearlyevolutionofinfluenzarelatedpatentsElectronicdataproductsSubscriptionavailablePCTpublishedapplicationsweeklyupdatesNewdataproductsPCTBackfileAsianlanguages.PCTBackfileXMLPCTBackfileBibliographic:ServicesCoreservicesAccesstopatentandnon-patentdatabasesAssistanceinusingdatabasesAdditionalservices(basedonuserneedandofficecapacity)TechnologysearchservicesPatentanalyticalservicesAwareness-raisingandtrainingservicesTISCs:BenefitsAllowuserstobenefiteffectivelyfromincreasedaccessibilityofferedbyinternetsearchesthroughdirectpersonalassistanceTostrengthenthelocaltechnologicalbasebybuildinguplocalknow-howToincreasetechnologytransfer,e.g.byinvestigatingthepossibilitiesoflicensing,jointventures,etc.Toassistlocaluserstocreate,protect,ownandmanagetheirintellectualpropertyrightsAccesstoscientificandtechnicalcontentP