International Patent Classification (IPC)
The International Patent Classification (IPC), established by the Strasbourg Agreement 1971, provides for a hierarchical system of language independent symbols for the classification of patents and utility models according to the different areas of technology to which they pertain. A new version of the IPC enters into force each year on January 1. Find out more about the IPC.
Access the International Patent Classification
https://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/en/
Technology and Innovation Support Centers
The WIPO Technology and Innovation Support Center (TISC) program provides innovators in developing countries with access to locally based, high quality technology information and related services, helping them to exploit their innovative potential and to create, protect, and manage their intellectual property (IP) rights.
Services offered by TISCs may include:
· access to online patent and non-patent (scientific and technical) resources and IP-related publications;
· assistance in searching and retrieving technology information;
· training in database search;
· on-demand searches (novelty, state-of-the-art and infringement);
· monitoring technology and competitors;
· basic information on industrial property laws, management and strategy, and technology commercialization and marketing.