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WIPO Patent Landscapes and the E-Waste Recycling Report. Geneva 11 May 2015. Irene Kitsara IP Information Officer, Access to Information and Knowledge Division. The World Intellectual Property Organization. Self-funded UN Specialized Agency
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WIPO Patent Landscapes and the E-Waste Recycling Report Geneva 11 May 2015 Irene Kitsara IP Information Officer, Access to Information and Knowledge Division
The World Intellectual Property Organization • Self-funded UN Specialized Agency • Global forum for intellectual property (IP) services, policy, information and cooperation • 187 Member States • Based in Geneva, CH • www.wipo.int
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Sustainable life-cycle management of ICT Equipment and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) • Fact: Innovation and IP protection are directly linked to the development of new ICT technologies and Equipment • Question: What is the role of technology, innovation and IP in E-waste management? • WIPO Patent Landscape Report looks at the IP perspective of Recycling End-of Life ICT Equipment
Background of the Report • What is a Patent Landscape Report? • Patent-based analysis of a specific technology field (Who? Is doing what? Where? (Since) when? With whom?) • Information structured and presented in an easy for non experts in IP and/or the subject matter • Facilitate interdisciplinary dialogue for decision making • WIPO Patent Landscape Reports (PLR): • Development Agenda Project « Developing Tools for Access to Patent Information » launched in 2010 (since 2014: regular WIPO activity) http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/en/programs/patent_landscapes
Background of the Report (2) • Cooperation with the Basel Convention Secretariat: • Basel Convention Partnership Programme: active involvement of industry, business organizations, NGOs necessary to reach Basel Convention goals • Technical Guidelines on Material Recovery and Recycling of End-of-Life Mobile Phones (MPPI) and Computing Equipment (PACE) • Objective of the Patent Landscape Report: • complement Guidelines • raise IP awareness, show innovation, patenting trends and technologies related to E-waste recycling
Scope and content of the E-Waste Recycling PLR • Patent-based data on: • Technical solutionsrelated to recycling technologies for end of life ICT Equipment • Innovation trends • Profile analysis of the major key players • Relatedmarketinterest and potential • Support toolfor interdisciplinary discussions and informeddecisionson • sustainable life-cycle management of ICT Equipment • national potential for R&D, technologytransfer, local manufacturing and trade collaborations
Dedicated E-Waste Recycling PLR website http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/en/programs/patent_landscapes/reports/ewaste.html
Thank you! Feedback, questions, comments?Irene.Kitsara@wipo.intThe E-waste Recycling PLR is available at http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/en/programs/patent_landscapes/reports/ewaste.htmlFor more information on Patent Landscape Reports:http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/en/programs/patent_landscapes