Resources for Innovators

This page offers pointers to pages across the WIPO website, which may be of particular interest to innovators, inventors and creators.

  • Directory of national IP offices lists the contact details of national copyright and industrial property offices worldwide.
  • PATENTSCOPE® is WIPO’s portal to patent-related information, including:
  • The Hague System offers resources for those interested in registering an industrial design in several countries; as well as access to online databases.
  • Madrid System offers resources for those seeking trademark protection in multiple countries through a single application; and access to trademark databases.
  • WIPO Awards offer recognition to inventors, innovators, designers, creators and innovative companies, based on competitions or exhibitions run by national organizations in cooperation with WIPO.
  • Meetings by topic provides details of recent and forthcoming WIPO meetings, conferences and seminars, listed by topic.
  • E-Bookshop and Free Information Products offer an extensive range of WIPO guides, handbooks and other publications, which can be browsed by subject matter or by publication type.
  • SMEs site contains resources tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises, including guides, case studies and articles, focussing on protection, commercialization and licensing of IP.
  • Directory of inventors’ associations lists support organizations for inventors and innovators by country.
  • The WIPO University Initiative program helps promote the understanding and use of IP among universities and research institutions.
  • WIPO Information Center is a visitor center, offering  information materials and exhibitions on IP.
 

Understanding IP

These WIPO publications offer a concise introduction for non-specialists:

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