OVERVIEW OF APPROVED PROJECTS BY THE CDIP Projects under implementation REC PROJECT BRIEF DESCRIPTION STATUS OF PROJECT OBJECTIVES MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS OUTPUTS IMPLEMENTATION 8 Provision of access to implementation since Ensure the long-term Increasing number of The “Specialized “e” Databases’ technological May 2012. sustainability of TISCs and institutional users of the knowledge Access and knowledge, in the form their ability to provide Access to Specialized management Support of specialized patent Completed by the end of appropriate, high-quality Patent Information platform () – Phase II” databases and technical 2013. technology and innovation (ASPI) program. launched and DA_08_02 journals, for users in support services. the website developing countries substantially and LDCs in particular Leverage the network effects Exchange of best renewed. patent offices, to carry emerging from the increasing practices increased as out more effective number and evolving nearly 700 were e-Tutorial on patent searches. expertise of TISCs registered on the Using and established during Phase I. knowledge Exploiting “eTISC” II of the project Enable TISCs to draw on management platform Patent was intended to national, regional, and by the end of 2013. Information maintain and reinforce international networks as a available on the support to countries complementary source of New webinars to CD-ROM and that participated in knowledge and experience in reinforce onsite online at Phase I of the project addition to support received presentations were and extend the project directly from WIPO. added to the TISC to countries that did not website pages and over participate in Phase I of 2000 CD-ROM copies Target beneficiaries include the project by: of the e-Tutorials were individual inventors; (i) supporting the distributed researchers in technology establishment of new centers and universities; TISCs, as well as 39 TISCs have signed a small and medium-sized sustain and refine their Service Level enterprises (SMEs); training programs; Agreement (SLA) and industry; academia (ranging (ii) further developing followed a first training from schools to universities); the Access to workshop at the end of IP professionals; and Specialized Patent 2013. government policy-makers. Information (ASPI) and
OVERVIEW OF APPROVED PROJECTS BY THE CDIP Projects under implementation REC PROJECT BRIEF DESCRIPTION STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT OBJECTIVES MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS OUTPUTS 8 “Specialized Databases’ Access and Support – Phase II” DA_08_02 Provision of access to technological knowledge, in the form of specialized patent databases and technical journals, for users in developing countries and LDCs in particular patent offices, to carry out more effective patent searches. II of the project was intended to maintain and reinforce the support to countries that participated in Phase I of the project and extend the project to countries that did not participate in Phase I of the project by: (i) supporting the establishment of new TISCs, as well as sustain and refine their training programs; (ii) further developing the Access to Specialized Patent Information (ASPI) and implementation since May 2012. Completed by the end of 2013. Ensure the long-term sustainability of TISCs and their ability to provide appropriate, high-quality technology and innovation support services. Leverage the network effects emerging from the increasing number and evolving expertise of TISCs established during Phase I. Enable TISCs to draw on national, regional, and international networks as a complementary source of knowledge and experience in addition to support received directly from WIPO. Target beneficiaries include individual inventors; researchers in technology centers and universities; small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); industry; academia (ranging from schools to universities); IP professionals; and government policy-makers. Increasing number of institutional users of the Access to Specialized Patent Information (ASPI) program. Exchange of best practices increased as nearly 700 were registered on the “eTISC” knowledge management platform by the end of 2013. New webinars to reinforce onsite presentations were added to the TISC website pages and over 2000 CD-ROM copies of the e-Tutorials were distributed 39 TISCs have signed a Service Level Agreement (SLA) and followed a first training workshop at the end of 2013. The “e” knowledge management platform () launched and the website substantially renewed. e-Tutorial on Using and Exploiting Patent Information available on CD-ROM and online at
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