TIPO offers the Seminars on Increasing Patent Capacities and Values for SMEs and academic institutions to become more familiar with patent affairs. The seminar focuses on “being proactive”, “discussion”, and “customization,” and TIPO patent examiners are invited to teach courses on patent application, examination, and patent searches. Depending on the different fields of expertise of the participating organizations, participants and instructors may also have further discussions.

Overall satisfaction rate with the seminar has remained 90% over the last five years. According to statistics, the number of invention patents filed in 2020 by companies that participated in the seminars in 2019 increased by 47%, demonstrating visible results. Due to the pandemic in 2020, the seminars were mostly given online with limited interactions and QA sessions between instructors and participating companies. In-person classes will resume in 2023, and TIPO invites SMEs and academic institutions to register for the seminars. Registration will be open until June 30^th.

• Publish Date : 2023-03-10
• Update : 2023-03-10
• Organization : International Legal Affairs Office
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