WIPO is organizing a conference under the banner “the Importance of Statistics on Patenting Trends Analysis and Projections”, on the 17th of September 2003. The Conference will examine the role of statistical information in the analysis of trends in patenting activity worldwide. Particular attention will be given to the needs of policy makers, patent offices, industry and professional advisers for accurate statistical data and appropriate statistical tools for determining economic, technological and business trends
The said conference is going to be held in Geneva, Switzerland. For more information kindly visit the WIPO’s website at http://www.wipo.int/patent/meetings/2003/patent_statistics/en/welcome.html