Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISCs), whose establishment and development is supported by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), are designed to provide innovators in developing countries with access to locally based, high quality services related to technology information. The aim of TISCs is to help innovators in developing countries to exploit their potential and to create, protect, and manage their intellectual property (IP) rights.Services offered by TISCs may include:- access to online patent and non-patent (scientific and technical) resources and IP-related publications;- assistance in searching and retrieving technology information;- training in database search;- on-demand searches (novelty, state-of-the-art and infringement);- monitoring technology and competitors;- basic information on industrial property laws, management and strategy, and technology commercialization and marketing.

WIPO cooperates with its national and regional partners in over 40 countries to establish and develop TISCs. To date, over 320 TISCs have been established worldwide, responding to over 190,000 enquiries annually.

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