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Huawei Technologies
Huawei records biggest jump in patent ownership in 2020
...Francis Gurry, former director-general of Wipo, told a Huawei conference on Tuesday that some two-thirds of global intellectual property patent applications were launched by Asian companies, contributing...
March 16, 2021
Thomas Cueni
Intellectual property is not a hindrance but a help to end Covid-19
...Last month, Francis Gurry, director-general of the World Intellectual Property Organisation, a UN body, said that “there does not appear to be any evidence that IP is a barrier to access to vital medical...
May 17, 2020
FT Live
The Global Boardroom: 8th Edition
FT journalists in conversation with leaders in business and government
Wednesday, 4 DecemberDigital Conference
Special ReportHow we will live in 2050
A patent predicament: who owns an AI-generated invention?
...Given the large amount of information required for an AI system to begin developing insights, data access and ownership are more pressing than questions of inventorship, argues Francis Gurry, director-general...
October 7, 2019
Intellectual property
China plays catch-up with Europe and US in patents filing race
...WIPO director-general Francis Gurry recently described the numbers coming out of China as “prodigious”, saying they reflected a geographical shift of innovation from west to east....
July 9, 2019
Health
FT Health: Time for action on NCDs
...Three questions Francis Gurry is director-general of the World Intellectual Property Organisation, which this week launched Pat-Informed, the Patent Information Initiative for Medicines to show details...
September 28, 2018
Artificial intelligence
Huge surge in AI patent applications in past 5 years
...Francis Gurry, Wipo director-general, said the surge in patenting “means we can expect a very significant number of new AI-based products, applications and techniques that will alter our daily lives — and...
January 31, 2019
FT Live
Building an AI-First Organisation
How can business leaders use AI to drive value?
Thursday, 25 AprilHôtel Lutetia, Paris, France
World
Japan’s inventors lead world in number of patent filings
...“This is a pioneering attempt to identify the world’s innovation hotspots on a globally consistent basis through patent filings,” said Francis Gurry, Wipo director-general....
May 29, 2017
World
China poised to top global corporate patents
...“China-based filers are behind much of the growth in international patent and trademark filings . . . as the country continues its journey from ‘Made in China’ to ‘Created in China’,” said Francis Gurry,...
March 15, 2017
World
Patent translator flies artificial intelligence flag for public sector
...Francis Gurry, director-general of the World Intellectual Property Organisation, said the new Wipo Translate system showed that the public sector could compete in practical applications against wealthy corporations...
October 31, 2016
World
China smashes world patent record with 1m filings in a year
...“[The Chinese] are making innovation a central part of their economic strategy,” Francis Gurry, director-general of the UN agency, said at a briefing in Geneva....
November 24, 2016
EU economy
Europe continues to fall behind in race to innovate
...“Global intellectual property filing trends mirror the broader economic picture,” said Francis Gurry, WIPO’s director-general....
December 16, 2014
World
Intellectual protection gets global overhaul
...Francis Gurry, Wipo director-general, attributes the growth to three main factors....
May 28, 2013
Special Report
Unitary patenting draws nearer
...Francis Gurry, Wipo director-general, says: “The recovery in international patent filings that we saw in 2010 gained strength in 2011....
June 14, 2012
Inside BusinessUS & Canadian companies
Defending intellectual property in an internet age
...As Francis Gurry, WIPO director general, points out, this is remarkable. China introduced its first patent law only in the mid-1980s....
December 21, 2011
Global Economy
Wipo says domain name abuse is increasing
...Francis Gurry, Wipo deputy director general, said the rise in cases, many of which concerned recently registered addresses or domain names, underlined “the need for continued vigilance by intellectual property...
January 25, 2006
FT Live
US Pharma and Biotech Summit
Strategies for innovation, pricing and access
Thursday, 16 MayNew York, NY, USA
Climate change
Patent law truce ends UN deadlock
...“This decision will enable member states to resume their discussions,” said Francis Gurry, Wipo deputy director-general, who oversees Wipo's work on patent law....
October 5, 2005

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