From Barriers to Breakthroughs: TIV Leads APEC Workshop on Patents and Women Inventors
From Barriers to Breakthroughs: TIV Leads APEC Workshop on Patents and Women Inventors
TIV’s team of IP experts hosted a 2-day workshop titled Empowering APEC Women Inventors: Patents as a Tool for Gender Equality.
TIV’s team of IP lawyers and experts conducted a two-day workshop on their flagship APEC report titled Women and Patents in the APEC Region: Current Situation, Performance and Challenges. The report's findings were shared during a two-day Virtual Workshop on November 29th and 30th, 2022. Over 180 participants from various APEC and non-APEC countries attended a two-day session to understand the challenges faced by female inventors in pursuing patents and utility models, as well as the importance of closing the IP gender gap.
During the workshop, TIV’s experts delved deeply into the findings from their report, which is the first of its kind in the APEC region, examining the participation of female inventors in the patent systems of the 21 APEC member countries. The report showcased the inspiring stories of five female inventors and their pursuit of patents for their original, cutting-edge, and revolutionary ideas. The workshop and report aimed to serve as a preliminary roadmap for APEC governments to address the ongoing underrepresentation of female inventors by providing an overview of their challenges in patenting and offering recommendations on how to ameliorate them. To this end, the workshop featured two inventors whose stories are captured in the report, aiming to serve as a beacon of hope for future young women and girls uncertain about their prospects in STEM.