The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) enables applicants to file a single standardized patent application, and have that application treated as a regular national patent application in 153 Member Countries to the PCT. The PCT process is advantageous when there is a clear global need and likely markets exist around the world, such as with pharmaceuticals, anything involving standard essential patents…
According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), 1.04 million industrial design applications were filed worldwide in 2019, the last year for which data exists. This represents a 1.7% increase in the number of design filings worldwide over 2018. All geographical regions experienced growth in the number of design applications between 2009 and 2019, with North America (+6.7%) and Asia…
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