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, CHwww.wipo.int

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Top PCT patent applicants and technologies in 2014

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Source: WIPO Statistics 2014 – PCT Infographic

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

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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)

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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

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Scope and content of the E-Waste Recycling PLR

Patent-based data on:

Technical solutions related to recycling technologies for end of life ICT Equipment

Innovation trends

Profile analysis of the major key players

Related market interest and potential

Support tool for interdisciplinary discussions and informed decisions on

sustainable life-cycle management of ICT Equipment

national potential for R&D, technology transfer, local manufacturing and trade collaborations

Dedicated E-Waste Recycling PLR website 8

http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/en/programs/patent_landscapes/reports/ewaste.htmlhttp://www.wipo.int/patentscope/en/programs/patent_landscapes/reports/ewaste.html

Thank you!

Feedback, questions, comments?Irene.Kitsara@wipo.int

The E-waste Recycling PLR is available at http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/en/programs/patent_landscapes/reports/ewaste.html

For more information on Patent Landscape Reports:http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/en/programs/patent_landscapes

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