Practical Guides on Identifying and Using Inventions in the Public Domain Now Available in all WIPO Languages
December 2020
Developed to help researchers, inventors and entrepreneurs identify and use technology information in the public domain, these two practical guides explore how to determine whether specific inventions are protected by enforceable patents or may be in the public domain, and how to use technology and business information in the public domain for the development of new products and services.
With easy-to-follow training modules, checklists, teaching examples and other useful tools and resources designed in particular with the challenges faced in developing and least developed countries in mind, the guides are now available for download free-of-charge in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.