IP5 step up co-operation on sustainability - Fondee IP Law LLC

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The heads of the five largest intellectual property offices met virtually for the IP5’s 15th annual meeting, hosted by the EPO. The central focus was to bring sustainability into the IP5 agenda and strengthen the patent system’s support for innovators worldwide.

Participants discussed the previous year’s co-operation, including the EPO’s global alerting system, the IP5 NET/AI Roadmap, global assignment and drawing-format issues, and the IP5 PCT Collaborative Search & Examination pilot. The offices agreed to revisit the IP5 vision to accommodate sustainability and to consider creating an IP5 sustainability task force.

The article also looked back on 10 years of co-operation between the IP5 offices and IP5 Industry, emphasizing the role of IP in the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the value of user-driven joint initiatives.