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World Intellectual Property Indicators 2025.
No full textWorld Intellectual Property Indicators is an annual survey of intellectual property (IP) activity around the world undertaken by WIPO, the United Nations specialized agency for innovation and IP. This authoritative report analyzes IP activity around the globe. Drawing on 2024 filings and registration statistics from national and regional IP offices and WIPO, World Intellectual Property Indicators provides up-to-date information on patents, utility models, trademarks, industrial designs, microorganisms, plant variety protection and geographical indications
Patent Data Show One-Third of Inventions Relate to the SDGs
No full textPatents are a unique source of information. Much of the technical information in them is never published elsewhere and is in a relatively standard format. This makes patents a recognized indicator for science and technology output, and innovation tracking. So, big data analytics using patent data is fast becoming a key metric of progress
Beyond music rights::how K‑pop fandoms rally around intellectual property
No full textK‑pop fans aren’t just consumers – they’re IP investigators who scan databases to determine their idols’ next moves. Meanwhile, the industry extends its IP strategy to capitalize on these super-engaged fandoms
Tantrum pending::how one father took his pacifier from patent to market – and weaned his daughter off her dummy
No full textThe pacifier is a near-universal object that was first patented more than a century ago. So, what could there be left to reinvent? A young father from Singapore may have the answer
How Al Sadu Society is weaving IP into the promotion of traditional textiles in Kuwait
No full textAl Sadu, a form of wool weaving practiced in Kuwait and across the Arabian Peninsula, epitomizes cultural tradition and artistic skill. Bibi Duaij Al Sabah, Chair of the Al Sadu Society, explains how the group is promoting the craft to ensure that it flourishes for future generations
Inside MENA’s music boom::in conversation with Spotify’s Imad Mesdoua
No full textAccording to "Loud & Clear," Spotify’s annual music economics report, artists worldwide are achieving unprecedented success across diverse languages and regions. In 2024, the combined artists who generated at least US$1 million on Spotify recorded music in 17 different languages, up more than double from 2017. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region showed record growth for recorded music revenues, setting it at the top of the global music industry
IFPI looks at a decade of digital transformation in the music industry
No full textIFPI data shows that music industry revenue has doubled to US$29.6 billion since 2014, with streaming now accounting for 69 per cent globally. Copyright remains key to navigating AI challenges, and the industry keeps investing heavily in marketing and artist development
World Intangible Investment Highlights ::Better Data for Better Policy.
No full textWorld Intangible Investment Highlights reports together with underlying data from the Global INTAN-Invest Database offer novel, up-to-date cross-country, quarterly and annual measures of investment into intangible assets, including those not included in official statistics. The statistics cover a range of high-income and emerging economies
Access Infinity::Bringing Accessible Content to Print Disabled Users in Developing Countries
No full textIn July 2023, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and WIPO signed an agreement to integrate the TCS Access Infinity Platform to WIPO’s Accessible Books Consortium’s (ABC) partner libraries in developing countries. The collaboration promises to further boost the number of titles available to users in accessible formats in these countries. In a recent interview with the WIPO Magazine, Charudatta Jadhav, Principal Scientist and Head of Accessibility Research and Innovation at TCS, and a key architect of Access Infinity, discusses the challenges associated with building this groundbreaking platform and its impact in transforming the digital publishing landscape and the lives of millions of users with print disabilities