SCP Electronic Forum: Comments and Documents (SCP/38)
Statements submitted by SCP/38 participants
General statement
Agenda Item 4: International Patent System
| Country/Observer | Document(s) |
|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | [PDF] |
Agenda Item 5: Exceptions and limitations to patent rights
Draft reference document on the exception regarding private and/or non-commercial use (SCP/38/3)
Agenda Item 6: Quality of patents, including opposition systems
Update to document SCP/36/5 (SCP/38/4)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Inventorship (Update of SCP/37/5) (SCP/38/5)
Report on expert exchange on legal and policy options in the areas of Patentability criteria and AI Inventorship (SCP/38/6)
Proposal by the Delegation of China on information exchange concerning the protection of intellectual property in connection with outer space activities (SCP/38/10)
Agenda Item 7: Patents and health
Updates on the initiatives on publicly accessible databases of patent status information concerning medical products and health technologies
Agenda Item 8: Confidentiality of communications between clients and their patent advisors
Study on the categories of professionals who enjoy protection against forcible disclosure of confidential communications between clients and their patent advisors in court proceedings under national/regional laws (SCP/38/7)
Agenda Item 9: Transfer of technology
Study on the determination of inventorship and conditions of foreign filing, with a view to identifying potential challenges for innovators in the cross-border collaborative environment (SCP/38/8)
| Country/Observer | Document(s) |
|---|---|
| Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) | [PDF] |
Study on best practices and challenges in technology transfer in the health and green technology sectors focusing on industry academia collaboration, considering national and international regulatory frameworks (SCP/38/9)
Closing statements
| Country/Observer | Document(s) |
|---|---|
| GRULAC (Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries) | [PDF] |
Inputs received from members and observers of the SCP in response to Circular C.9304
| No. | Country | Inputs for the study on Conditions of Foreign Filing, and Challenges for Innovators in the Cross-Border Collaborative Environment (SCP/38/8) | Inputs on other SCP documents | Inputs on Certain Aspects of the Applicable National or Regional Patent Law (SCP/38/2) | Inputs and updates to other webpages maintained by the SCP Secretariat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | [PDF] (in French) | [PDF] (in French) | ||
| 2 | Argentina | [PDF] (in Spanish) | [PDF] (in Spanish) | [PDF] (in Spanish) | [PDF] (in Spanish) |
| 3 | Armenia | [PDF] | |||
| 4 | Australia | [PDF] | [PDF] | [PDF] | [PDF] |
| 5 | Belarus | [PDF] | [PDF] | [PDF] | |
| 6 | Bhutan | [PDF] | |||
| 7 | Brazil | [PDF] | [PDF] | ||
| 8 | Brunei Darussalam | [PDF] | |||
| 9 | Bulgaria | [PDF] | [PDF] | [PDF] | [PDF] |
| 10 | Burundi | [PDF] (in French) | [PDF] (in French) | ||
| 11 | Cambodia | [PDF] | |||
| 12 | Canada | [PDF] | [PDF] | [PDF] | [PDF] |
| 13 | Chile | [PDF] (in Spanish) | [PDF] (in Spanish) | ||
| 14 | China | [PDF] | [PDF] | [PDF] | [PDF] |
| 15 | Colombia | [PDF] (in Spanish) | [PDF] (in Spanish) | ||
| 16 | Czech Republic | [PDF] | [PDF] | ||
| 17 | Ecuador | [PDF] (in Spanish) | [PDF] (in Spanish) | [PDF] (in Spanish) | |
| 18 | Egypt | [PDF] | [PDF 1] [PDF 2] | [PDF] | |
| 19 | El Salvador | [PDF] (in Spanish) | [PDF] (in Spanish) | ||
| 20 | Estonia | [PDF] | [PDF] | [PDF] | [PDF] |
| 21 | Finland | [PDF] | |||
| 22 | France | [PDF] (in French) | [PDF] (in French) | [PDF] (in French) | [PDF] (in French) |
| 23 | Gambia (the) | [PDF] | |||
| 24 | Georgia | [PDF] | [PDF] | [PDF] | [PDF] |
| 25 | Germany | [PDF] | [PDF] | ||
| 26 | Hungary | [PDF] | [PDF] | ||
| 27 | Ireland | [PDF] | [PDF] | ||
| 28 | Italy | [PDF] | |||
| 29 | Japan | [PDF] | [PDF] | [PDF] | [PDF] |
| 30 | Lithuania | [PDF] | |||
| 31 | Madagascar | [PDF] (in French) | |||
| 32 | Malaysia | [PDF] | [PDF] | [PDF] | |
| 33 | Malta | [PDF] | [PDF] | ||
| 34 | Morocco | [PDF] (in French) | [PDF] (in French) | ||
| 35 | Namibia | [PDF] | |||
| 36 | Norway | [PDF] | |||
| 37 | Panama | [PDF] (in Spanish) | |||
| 38 | Paraguay | [PDF] (in Spanish) | |||
| 39 | Peru | [PDF] (in Spanish) | |||
| 40 | Philippines | [PDF] | |||
| 41 | Portugal | [PDF] | [PDF] | [PDF] | [PDF] |
| 42 | Republic of Korea | [PDF] | [PDF] | [PDF] | |
| 43 | Republic of Moldova | [PDF] | [PDF] | [PDF] | [PDF] |
| 44 | Singapore | [PDF] | [PDF] | [PDF] | [PDF] |
| 45 | Slovakia | [PDF] | [PDF] | [PDF] | |
| 46 | Slovenia | [PDF 1] [PDF 2] | [PDF 1] [PDF 2] | ||
| 47 | South Africa | [PDF] | [PDF] | ||
| 48 | Spain | [PDF] (in Spanish) | [PDF] (in Spanish) | [PDF] (in Spanish) | |
| 49 | Sweden | [PDF] | [PDF] | [PDF] | |
| 50 | Switzerland | [PDF] | [PDF] | [PDF] | [PDF] |
| 51 | Syrian Arab Republic | [PDF] | [PDF] | [PDF] | [PDF] |
| 52 | Trinidad and Tobago | [PDF 1] [PDF 2] | |||
| 53 | Türkiye | [PDF] | |||
| 54 | United Arab Emirates | [PDF] | [PDF] | ||
| 55 | United Republic of Tanzania | [PDF] | [PDF] | ||
| 56 | United States of America | [PDF] | [PDF] |
Regional offices
| No. | Country | Inputs for the study on Conditions of Foreign Filing, and Challenges for Innovators in the Cross-Border Collaborative Environment. (SCP/38/8) | Inputs on other SCP documents | Inputs on Certain Aspects of the Applicable National or Regional Patent Law. (SCP/38/2) | Inputs and updates to other webpages maintained by the SCP Secretariat. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARIPO | [PDF] | |||
| 2 | Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) | [PDF] | [PDF] | ||
| 3 | European Patent Office (EPO) | [PDF] | [PDF] | [PDF] | |
| 4 | GCC Patent Office | [PDF] |
Quality of patents, including opposition systems (agenda item Y)
Closing statements
| Country/Regional Group | Document(s) |
|---|---|
| Country name | [PDF] |