With the Director-General of WIPO on the role of intellectual property in achieving the goals of sustainable development

The President of the Republic of Slovenia Nataša Pirc Musar and Daren Tang, Director-General of WIPO discussed the role and potential of intellectual property, its protection and valuation for achieving Sustainable Development Goals, especially climate change and gender equality.

President Pirc Musar and Director-General Tang welcomed the recent signing of the Working Agreement between the Slovenian Intellectual Property Office and the European Patent Organisation on search co-operation that will enable applicants to obtain quality information more quickly in patent grant procedures. Applicants for European and international patent applications will be able to obtain additional financial benefits for an invention that has been pre-examined by the European Patent Office. Find out more here.