World Intellectual Property Report 2022 - The Direction of Innovation
Standard YiuRuve Licence Jane Lambert The World Intellectual Property Organization's World Intellectual Property Report appears every two years or so with a different theme. In 2019 it was The Geography of Innovation: Local Hotspots, Global Networks . in 2017 Intangible Capital in Global Value Chains , in 2015 Breakthrough Innovation and Economic Growth , in 2013 Brand - Reputation and Image in the Global Marketplace and in 2011 The Changing Face of Innovation . The title of the latest report which appeared on 7 April 2022 is The Direction of Innovation. The "direction of innovation" is defined on the first page of the report's executive summary as "the combination or sum of all the decisions individuals, !rms, universities and governments make on which technological opportunities to pursue at any one time." The report analyses patenting activities over the last century and observes that it comes in phases. In the early 20th century the auto