WIPO Global 2024 Awards
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 2024 Awards is open to individuals worldwide across diverse industries, seeks to recognize innovators, enterprises, and creators leveraging intellectual property to achieve business goals, interested Applicants can apply
Their skills, technological advancements, and professional contributions play a crucial role in enhancing the well-being of others
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) undertakes to celebrate SMEs that have used IP rights to commercialize innovative and creative products/services beyond their home country, and in the case of startups, for integrating IP into their business venture at an early stage, acknowledging the potential to commercialize their IP assets
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Contest Summary:
Company/Organisation(s): World Intellectual Property Organization
Program Type: Competition
Program Location: Switzerland
Program Duration: Not Stated
Available Slot: Not specified
Basic Qualifications: Graduates
Nationality: 193 Selected Countries
Requirement and Eligibility Criteria for the WIPO Global Awards:
- be a registered business entity. Proof of registration is required.
- have no more than 300 employees and up to 15 US$ millions of total annual sales.
- be a holder of at least one registered IP right.
- be exporting its products or services to at least one country.
All startups must be:
- registered business entity with a legal existence of no more than three years. Proof of registration is required.
- have no more than 50 employees.
- have an innovative product or service associated with IP rights.
- have submitted at least one application for the registration of one IP right and/or is the holder of at least one registered IP right.
- be affiliated with a business support organization, such as an incubator, an accelerator, or a similar entity. Proof of affiliation is required.
- have affirmed its engagement with at least one commercial customer, and/or has completed a business sale, and/or secured one investor.
Benefits for the WIPO Global Awards:
- Travel to Geneva to attend the Awards Ceremony and special events (funded in accordance with WIPO’s rules)
- A WIPO Trophy specifically designed for this Program
- Customized IP mentorship opportunities (considering, on a case-by-case basis, the business background and specific needs of the winners).
- In addition, winners will be offered promotion, visibility and recognition through an Awards
- ceremony, special WIPO Awards webpage, WIPO media, and other external IP related media.
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Application Procedures for the WIPO Global Awards (How to apply):
To apply for the WIPO Global Awards, interested and qualified applicants should apply to proceed to the application page
Application Deadline: March 31, 2024
For more information visit the official website
