1. Geneva, Oct 9, 2012 GSC16bis-IPR-11 Contribution by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Tomoko Miyamoto Head, Patent Law Section, Patent Law Division, WIPO Document No: GSC16bis-IPR-11 Source: WIPO Contact: Tomoko Miyamoto GSC Session: IPR Working Group Agenda Item: 4.10

2. Geneva, October 9, 2012 GSC16bis-IPR-11 2 World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) One of the UN specialized agencies –Mission: to promote innovation and creativity for the economic, social and cultural development of all countries, through a balanced and effective international intellectual property system –185 Member States –UN Millennium Development Goals and WIPO Development Agenda

3. Geneva, October 9, 2012 GSC16bis-IPR-11 3 World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP) –Development of the international patent system PATENTSCOPE (patent information portal) IP and Competition WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center

4. Geneva, October 9, 2012 GSC16bis-IPR-11 4 SCP Member States’ forum; IGOs and NGOs as observers “Patents and standards” discussed from 03/2009 to 10/2010 –A preliminary study by the Secretariat (document SCP/13/2) Issues inherent in patented technologies in standards (patent hold-up) Changing ways of innovation  challenges faced by the patent system Discussions –Cooperation with other international orgs

5. Geneva, October 9, 2012 GSC16bis-IPR-11 5 Patent information Cooperation between SDOs and patent offices Improve patent quality and transparency WIPO PATENTSCOPE –http://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/search.jsf –International applications filed under the PCT National/regional phase information from 46 offices –Patent collections from around 30 national/ regional patent offices –Easier access to patent information in various languages –Legal status data

6. Geneva, October 9, 2012 GSC16bis-IPR-11 6 IP and competition One of the Development Agenda Projects Research –Analysis of the economic/legal literature on the effects of IP rights as a barrier to entry –Refusals to license – the legitimate right and abuse –Patent Pools –IP, competition and smartphone industry (empirical study) Promote cooperation between an IP authority and a competition authority

7. Geneva, October 9, 2012 GSC16bis-IPR-11 7 WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) service Suited to cross-border disputes Expert determination procedure 25% of the cases are in the ICT area ADR services adapted to specific business sector –Ex. Mediation and expedited arbitration rule for film and media

8. Geneva, October 9, 2012 GSC16bis-IPR-11 8 Thank you Tomoko.miyamoto@wipo.int