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Proposed WIPO Strategic Plan Shows Positioning For Uncertain Future

By Intellectual Property Watch

The importance of knowledge is increasing at a rate faster than patent offices can keep up with the demands of new inventors, reads the introduction to a proposed six-year strategic plan of the World Intellectual Property Organization. Creators and manufacturers of knowledge products are rapidly diversifying geographically, new innovation models are arising, and new demands are being placed on protected works for use in technology transfer or for shared global needs such as environmental sustainability or public health.

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Full post as published by Intellectual Property Watch on August 16, 2010 (boomark / email).