WIPO launched on June 1, 2010, WIPO GOLD, a free, on-line global intellectual property (IP) reference resource that provides quick and easy access to a broad collection of searchable IP data and tools relating to, for example, technology, brands, designs, statistics, WIPO standards, IP classification systems and IP laws and treaties.

Furhter to the accession by Poland to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs, which will take effect on July 2, 2009, the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will make available to users updated forms for the filling of applications for international registration of industrial designs (DM/1), recording of a limitation (DM/3), renewal (DM/4) and recording of a renunciation (DM/5).

On 11 - 12 June, 2009 the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is holding Seminar on the Madrid System of International Registration of Marks (French session). This Seminar is aimed at increasing awareness and practical knowledge of the Madrid system of international registration of marks among industry and private practitioners who use, or will use, the system.

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced that New amendments to the Regulations of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) will take effect from July 1, 2009. The amendments are available at the WIPO website http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/texts/index.htm

The European Patent Academy organizes a seminar "How to understand EPO search reports & written opinions" on 14 - 16 July 2009 at the European Patent Office, Berlin.