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Roving Seminar on WIPO Services and Initiatives Seminario sui servizi e le iniziative dell’OMPI Bari 5 luglio 2017 Un’introduzione all’OMPI e ai suoi principali studi economici sulla proprietà intellettuale Mr. Giovanni Napolitano Director, Divisione PMI e sostegno all’imprenditorialità, Dipartimento dei paesi industrializzati e in transizione, OMPI [email protected] WIPO MISSIONE “Promuovere innovazione e creatività attraverso lo sviluppo di un sistema di proprietà intellettuale (PI) equilibrato ed efficace, a vantaggio di tutti.“ Fatti su WIPO STATI MEMBRI: 189 OSSERVATORI: + 390 (ONG, OIG, gruppi industriali, etc.) PERSONALE: ca. 1200 TRATTATI AMMINISTRATI: 26 PRINCIPALI ORGANI DIRETTIVI: Assemblee Generali, CC, Conferenza WIPO PRESENZA DELL’OMPI NEL MONDO Russia Ginevra HQ Cina Giappone USA Singapore Brasile Orientamento ai servizi e allo sviluppo Sviluppo Economico Attività Servizi per Infrastruttura normativa l’industria globale 1. Sviluppi Normativi Trattato di Pechino sulle intepretazioni ed esecuzioni audiovisive Trattato di Marrakech Treaty per facilitare l’accesso ai testi pubblicati alle persone con incapacità visive Servizi di punta a livello globale Sistema Trattato Madrid Cooperazione (Marchi) sui Brevetti Sistema de l’Aja (Disegni Industriali) Centro Arbitrato e Mediazione OMPI 3. Infrastruttura globale di PI Archivi informatici Trattamento Piattaforme delle informazioni Divisione Affari Economici e Statistici La Divisione svolge analisi economica e statistica sull’utilizzo dei servizi dell’OMPI L’analisi riflette il crescente consenso sull’importanza degli aspetti economici della PI Questo approccio migliora anche l’analisi sullo sviluppo della PI in generale I principali studi economici sulla proprietà intellettuale Profilo paese L’indice « Global Innovation » Classifica 2016 Classifica 2017 1. SWITZERLAND 1. SWITZERLAND 2. UNITED KINGDOM 2. SWEDEN 3. SWEDEN 3. UNITED KINGDOM 4. NETHERLANDS 4. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 5. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 5. FINLAND 6. FINLAND 6. SINGAPORE 7. SINGAPORE 7. IRELAND 8. IRELAND 8. DENMARK 9. LUXEMBURG 9. NETHERLANDS 10. DENMARK 10. GERMANY 11. HONG KONG (CHINA) 11. KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 12. GERMANY 12. LUXEMBOURG 13. ICELAND 13. ICELAND 14. KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 14. HONG KONG (CHINA) 15. NEW ZEALAND 15. CANADA 29. ITALY 29. ITALY Uno sguardo alle statistiche Le domande di brevetto sono cresciute di circa il 2,6% tra il 2007 and il 2014* Le domande di marchi sono cresciute di circa il 29% tra il 2009 e il 2014 * Le domande di disegno industriale sono cresciute di circa il 27% tra il 2008 e il 2014 * Domande titoli PI e crescita economica dal 2000 al 2015 *IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) Domande italiane attraverso servizi OMPI Conclusioni PCT (Brevetti) Madrid (Marchi) l’Aja (Disegni industriali) Seguiteci su: • Twitter: @wipo • WIPO Magazine www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/ • WIPO Wire: www.wipo.int/newsletters/en • Comunicati stampa www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/ Sources photos: http://www.earlyradiohistory.us/1901fae.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_patent_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) – Introduction and Future Developments Speaker: Mr. Thomas Henninger, Legal Information Officer, PCT Legal Division, WIPO Seeking patents multinationally today - Paris system vs. PCT system File 1883 (months) applications abroad 0 12 Traditional/ Paris File local application 177 States Enter national International phase (months) publication PCT 0 12 16 18 22 28 30 File local File PCT International (optional) (optional) 1978 application application search report & demand for International written opinion International preliminary preliminary report on 152 States examination patentability Paris route vs. PCT national phase “Market share” Non-resident PCT national phase entries Non-resident direct applications 23.8 25.2 32.2 34.1 38.8 39.8 43.4 47.6 46.2 47.0 47.2 48.7 50.7 53.1 54.3 54.7 54.7 55.1 55.6 57.0 Share of non-resident PCT National phase entries in total non-resident applications (%) 100 75 50 * 25 Distribution of non-residentDistribution applications (%) 0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Year Using the PCT system to seek multinational patent protection Enter national phase International (months) publication 0 12 16 18 22 28 30 File local File PCT International (optional) (optional) application application search report File International & written demand for preliminary opinion International report on preliminary patentability Typically filed in same examination national patent office--one set of fees, one language, one set of formality requirements--and legal effect in all PCT States Choices for IT applicants Receiving Offices RO/IT RO/EP RO/IB (ROs) (UIBM) (EPO) (WIPO) Filing languages English, English, Any French, French, language German, German Italian International EP EP EP Searching Authorities (ISAs) Recent accessions: 152 PCT States Jordan Kuwait =PCT Djibouti Cambodia Albania Costa Rica Algeria Côte d'Ivoire Angola Croatia Guinea-Bissau Malawi St. Kitts and Nevis Antigua and Barbuda Cuba Honduras Malaysia Poland Sweden Armenia Cyprus Hungary Mali Portugal Switzerland Australia Czech Republic Iceland Malta Qatar Syrian Arab Republic Austria Democratic People's India Mauritania Republic of Korea Tajikistan Azerbaijan Republic of Korea Indonesia Mexico Republic of Moldova Thailand Bahrain Denmark Iran (Islamic Republic of) Monaco Romania The former Yugoslav Barbados Djibouti (23 Sept. ‘16) Ireland Mongolia Rwanda Republic of Macedonia Belarus Dominica Israel Montenegro Russian Federation Togo Belgium Dominican Republic Italy Morocco Saint Lucia Trinidad and Tobago Belize Ecuador Japan Mozambique Saint Vincent and Tunisia Benin Egypt Jordan (9 June 17) Namibia the Grenadines Turkey Bosnia and Herzegovina El Salvador Kazakhstan Netherlands San Marino Turkmenistan Botswana Equatorial Guinea Kenya New Zealand Sao Tomé e Principe Uganda Brazil Estonia Kuwait (9 Sept. ‘16) Nicaragua Saudi Arabia Ukraine Brunei Darussalam Finland Kyrgyzstan Niger Senegal United Arab Emirates Bulgaria France, Lao People’s Dem Rep. Nigeria Serbia United Kingdom Burkina Faso Gabon Latvia Norway Seychelles United Republic of Tanzania Cambodia (8 Dec. ‘16) Gambia Lesotho Oman Sierra Leone United States of America Cameroon Georgia Liberia Panama Singapore Uzbekistan Canada Germany Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Papua New Guinea Slovakia Viet Nam Central African Republic Ghana Liechtenstein Peru Slovenia Zambia Chad Greece Lithuania Philippines South Africa Zimbabwe Chile Grenada Luxembourg Spain China Guatemala Madagascar Sri Lanka Colombia Guinea Sudan Comoros Swaziland Congo UN Member States not yet in PCT Afghanistan Kiribati Timor-Leste Andorra* Lebanon Tonga Argentina** Maldives Tuvalu Bahamas Marshall Islands Uruguay** Bangladesh* Mauritius** Vanuatu Bhutan Micronesia Venezuela Bolivia Myanmar Yemen Burundi Nauru Cape Verde Nepal (41) Democratic Republic of Pakistan Congo Palau Eritrea Paraguay** Ethiopia Samoa Also in discussions Fiji Solomon Islands with GCC Patent Office Guyana Somalia about linking its system Haiti South Sudan to PCT Iraq Suriname* Jamaica *preparing to accede **PCT discussions ongoing PCT Applications 200000 150000 100000 50000 0 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08 10 12 14 16 2016: 233,000 (+7.3%) International applications received in 2016 by country of origin 60,000 50,000 CN: +44.7% 40,000 IT: +9.3% IL: +9.1% IN: +8.3% Asia: 47.4% 30,000 IT: +9.3% Europe: 25.6% North America: 25.3% 20,000 10,000 0 US JP CN DE KR FR GB NL CH SE IT CA IL AU FI • 25+% originating in US; 40+ % from Asia; Italy 1,4% • 76% from top 5 countries; 92+% of filings from top 15 countries PCT use by IT applicants 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 • Italy joined PCT in 1985: effective March 28,1985 • 2016: 3,363; at: RO/EP: 837, RO/IB: 2,201, RO/IT 305 Certain PCT Advantages The PCT, as the cornerstone of the international patent system, provides a worldwide system for simplified filing and processing of patent applications, which— 1. postpones the major costs associated with internationalizing a patent application Traditional patent system vs. PCT system Fees for: --translations --Office fees --local agents File (months) applications abroad Fees for: 0 12 Traditional --translations File local --Office fees application --local agents Enter national International phase (months) publication PCT 0 12 16 18 22 28 30 File local File PCT International (optional) (optional) application application search report & demand for International written opinion International preliminary preliminary report on examination patentability PCT Testimonial: Start-up Nokero (produces solar-powered lights which replace kerosene lamps and candles used in developing and least -developed countries--it has so far distributed over 1.4 million lights in 120 countries and won a United States Patent and Trademark Office's Patents for Humanity Award) “When it comes to patenting, because we operate in so many different markets, we use WIPO’s Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). Every start-up has limited funds and the PCT is a great mechanism for delaying patent filing costs, allowing time to test the market and overcome any unforeseen technical problems. Without the PCT, protecting an invention in international markets would be a high-risk strategy with huge upfront costs.” Source: WIPO Magazine, February 2016 PCT Testimonial: Inventor Professor Shuji Nakamura—co-winner of the 2014
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