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Global Innovation Index 2026

Switzerland, Sweden, the US, the Republic of Korea and Singapore are the world’s most-innovative economies, according to WIPO’s Global Innovation Index 2026, which also shows that AI is driving a rebound in innovation investments.

World Intellectual Property Report 2026

New technologies are spreading across borders at unprecedented pace and gaps are narrowing in how intensively countries are using the innovations, according to the latest World Intellectual Property Report.

Patent Landscape Report on Generative AI

China-based inventors are filing the highest number of generative artificial intelligence patents, far outpacing inventors in the US, Republic of Korea, Japan and India that comprise the rest of the top five locations, according to the Patent Landscape Report.

Assemblies Spotlight 2026

Hundreds of delegates joined the WIPO Assemblies to negotiate the future of the IP ecosystem and WIPO’s activities in promoting the economic, social and cultural development of all countries.

WIPO Global Awards 2026

Eleven SMEs and startups behind innovations including lung-regenerating drugs, energy-efficient semiconductors, and brain health helmet sensors have won this year’s WIPO Global Awards.

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World Intellectual Property Indicators – 2024

Global patenting activity reached new heights in 2023 despite a challenging macroeconomic environment, WIPO’s annual World Intellectual Property Indicators (WIPI) report found.

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