Archives of PCT in the Media

2023

• Sep: Westwell's Smart Port Technology For a Sustainable Supply Chain
• Mar: Together We Can: Approaches to Empowering Women in IP     

2022

• Jun: Eco Panplas: better recycling of lubricant containers 
          Tech transfer at NASA: bringing NASA technology down to earth

2021

• Aug: EHang: The Sky's the Limit
• Jun:  Key IP considerations for smaller enterprises

2020

• Mar: Patenting trends in renewable energy

2019

• Feb: Elaphe:  driving the development of electric vehicles

2018

• Oct: ARIPO's drive to strengthen Africa's innovation ecosystem
• Jun: The Patent Cooperation Treaty at 40
• Apr: From brewing to biologics: Biocon's Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw transforms global health 
          Nursery feeding made simply
          Women and the international patent system: encouraging trends      

2017

• Dec: Embraer: Brazil's pioneering aviation giant         
• Aug: Twelve ways to manage global patent costs
          Expanding access to clean water: the quest of a Swiss water entrepreneur
• Feb: WIPO's PCT publishes 3 millionth international patent application         

2016

• Dec:  Flying cars: transforming a dream into reality
           Helping under-resourced inventors navigate the patent system
• Oct:  Francis Gurry on the challenges for multilateralism in the field of intellectual property
• Feb:  Tackling energy poverty the Nokero way
           Five tips for managing your patent assets

2015

• Dec:  ŠKODA's perspective on IP protection
            India's IP ecosystem 2.0
• Aug:  Using patents to ensure access to pioneering cell technology

2014

• Dec:  Pioneers of blue LEDs dazzle Nobel Committee
• Aug:  Bacteria as a Vehicle for Drug Delivery
            Innovation Gathers Pace in Renewables Sector
• Feb:  Giving innovation wings: How Boeing uses its IP

2013

• Sep:   Providing premier international IP systems & services 
            Science, Technology & Innovation in Saudi Arabia
            Sharing expertise to boost patent quality
            ICTs & Innovation: The view from a top PCT filer            
• June: Trade Secrets – the other IP right         
• Feb:   Art goes digital: Japan's teamLab breaks new ground         

2012

• Dec: ePCT: for even easier international patent filing
• Oct:  Singapore: a home for innovation
• Aug: Pay-as-you-go solar power
• Jun:  Mapping Desalination Technologies           

2011

• Dec: The Future of Publishing – A Veteran's Perspective
• Oct:  Yikebike spells urban freedom
• Jun:  How Should I File Patents Abroad?
           Wireless Technologies: Making a Difference
• Apr:  Switching on to IP 
           Expanding the IP Information Highway           

2010

• Oct:  An Interview with WIPO Director General Francis Gurry 
           Milestones in Solar Aviation 
           Innovation Promotion in Brazil
           Anyone for coffee? The story behind the coffee capsule 
• Aug: Goal-line technology – Getting it right
           Water from air:  A life-changing innovation
• Apr:  The WIPO Convention – Life begins at 40! 
           Better Drawings Make a Better Patent – PCT drawings
           In the News 

2009

• Aug: Taking the heat out of bushfires with innovative technology
• Jun:  Photovoltaic Technology – Sunny side up
• Feb: Talking to the Director General
          Green Innovation - Keeping Airplanes Up and Carbon Output Down

2008

• Feb: Towards a Green Stone Age? 
• Apr:  Record Demand for WIPO Services in 2007
• Jun:  Hot Property – IP Strategies in the Solar Tech Sector
• Dec: CERN and Innovation – The Heart of the Matter

2007

• Feb: Green Technologies: Electric Cars with Hydrogen Fuel Cells
• Apr:  Shark shock
           Zapping deadly chemicals with nano-particles
           Chute to safety
• Aug:  WIPO website opens doors
           WIPO Awards for Cuban Innovators
• Oct:  Harry Potter and the IP Bonanza

2006

• Jan/Feb: The robot creators
• Apr:        The people behind the patents
• Aug:       A tale of two SMEs
                2006 World Cup:  What was the IP Score?
• Oct:       Cashing in on Trash
                Not afraid of the big bad wolf
                Treating Waste with Waste
• Dec:       Nobel Prize for the Silence of the Genes
                Metal Magician Meets Engineering Wizard
                Pills from Poisons

2005

• Jan/Feb:  PCT 2005 one million and counting                 
                  Inspirational innovators:  Dr. Ashok Gadgil
• May/Jun:  New WIPO series for young people: PCT Detective
• Jul/Aug:   A new web portal for patents: PATENTSCOPE
• Sep/Oct:  Building biotech in Bangalore
• Nov/Dec:  Meet the innovators

2004

• Mar/Apr:   PCT receiving Office marks its tenth year   
• May/Jun:   PCT reform: sixth session of the working group
• Jul/Aug:    PCT focus: patenting technologies for cleaner air
• Nov/Dec:  Republic of Korea creates funds-in-trust to enhance cooperation

2003

• Jan/Feb: Nicaragua accedes to PCT
• Mar/Apr: Continuous growth in international patent application filings
• May/Jun: PCT seminar and training in Uganda
• Jul/Aug: The first PCT seminar in Iran
• Sep/Oct: Case study: "Patenting the PCT”
• Nov/Dec: PCT-SAFE moves ahead

2002

• Jan: The PCT experience in India
• Feb: 100,000^th PCT application filed
• Mar: PCT filings grow by 71 percent in developing countries
• Apr: Boom in international patent filing system
• Jul/Aug/Sep: PCT reform moves one step forward
• Oct: PCT applications continue to grow in developing countries
• Nov/Dec: Prototype PCT Gazette

2001

• Apr: PCT in South Africa
• Jun: Record month for PCT
• Jul/Aug: Reform of the PCT
• Sep: PCT IMPACT project to deliver first phase
• Oct: PCT electronic filing takes shape
• Nov/Dec: PCT use increases in developing countries

2000

• Feb: PCT automation project-IMPACT-gathers momentum
• Sep: Asia-Pacific regional PCT training course

1999

• Jan: PCT-EASY-the first step toward fully electronic applications
• Feb: Global registration systems: Patent Cooperation Treaty registers record growth in 1998
• Mar: The following new products were issued by WIPO in March 1999
• Apr: Global registration systems: WIPO joins forces to promote the PCT in Latin America
• Jul/Aug: Update on India and the PCT
• Sep: PCT fees to be reduced once again

1998

• Jul/Aug: Global protection systems and services: Pursuing PCT automation
• Sep: Global intellectual property issues: PCT-EASY moves ahead