Handbook for APEC Independent Inventors
Handbook for APEC Independent Inventors
Publication Number
APEC#219-CT-03.1
Published Date
April 2019
Type of Publication
Manuals
Publications Under
Committee on Trade and Investment(CTI), Intellectual Property Rights Experts Group(IPEG)
Accessed
5443
Pages
69
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Description
This handbook provides information and guidance to help increase the chances of turning an APEC independent inventor’s patented invention into an innovation, hence into a profitable business. The document focuses more on the two most sensitive aspects for the development of independent inventions: product prototyping and technological commercialization. The handbook is developed based on lessons learned and best practices gathered through interviews with specific successful independent inventors from the APEC region, as well as the results of surveys and the analysis of information on policies and programs on innovation and intellectual property conducted among certain APEC economies.