Observing the importance of intellectual property rights in many member states,
Cognizant of the risks associated with unnecessary interference in national policy on intellectual property,
Honoring this Assembly's pledged commitment to national sovereignty with regard to economic philosophy and ideology,
The World Assembly hereby:
1. Defines, for the purpose of this resolution:2. Recognizes member nations' right to develop or not develop patent systems in general,
- "patent" as an official government statement granting an entity the legal right to exclude others from producing or generating profit with a particular invention,
- "invention" as a process, good, device, or technology created by an entity,
3. Forbids member nations from granting or recognizing patents for illegal inventions, as well as patents for any form of sapient life,
4. Directs a World Assembly Patent Service (WAPS) to grant any entity originating from a member state a patent, only if:5. Tasks the WAPS with archiving all patents granted by member states or itself, and making its archives public to all member states and their citizens,
- The entity holds a valid patent granted by the member nation it originates from for the same invention the entity seeks to patent via the WAPS,
- The WAPS has not already granted a patent on the invention the entity seeks to claim as its intellectual property,
- The entity demonstrates full responsibility for the development of the invention, an inventive step in developing it beyond merely observing or analyzing an already existing invention, and reasonable novelty and uniqueness of the invention in the member nation from which the entity originates,
- The request meets any other basic formatting standards set by the WAPS in order to guarantee the legitimacy of the entity's patent request,
6. Further tasks the WAPS with evaluating the conditions of member states' economies and conducting any other relevant research in order to determine and set unbiased and appropriate expiration dates in each member nation on a case-by-case basis for its granted patents,
7. Mandates that all member states with patent systems observe all patents granted by the WAPS given that:8. Requires all member states without patent systems to refrain from asserting intellectual property beyond their own borders.
- The patented invention is neither illegal, nor obsolete, nor in the public domain in that member nation at the time the inventive entity receives the patent,
- The patented invention is of practical, commercial, or industrial use in that nation,
- The patent holder has demonstrated intent to exercise its patent in that nation,
- Previously passed World Assembly resolutions do not permit that member nation not to recognize the patent.
Observing the importance of intellectual property rights in many member states,
Cognizant of the risks associated with unnecessary interference in national policy on intellectual property,
Honoring this Assembly's pledged commitment to national sovereignty with regard to economic philosophy and ideology,
The World Assembly hereby:
1. Defines, for the purpose of this resolution:2.
- "patent" as an official government statement granting an entity the legal right to exclude others from producing or generating profit with a particular invention,
- "invention" as a process, good, device, or technology created by an entity,
GrantsRecognizes member nations'full authorityright toobserve or not observe patentsdevelop or not develop patent systems in general,
3. Forbids member nations from granting or recognizing patents for illegalprocesses, goods, or technologiesinventions, as well as patents for any form of sapient life,3. Establishes the World Assembly Patent Service (WAPS), with the purpose of guaranteeing an objective analysis of international patent requests, and granting patents to those individuals who demonstrate exclusive responsibility for the development of the process, good, or technology they seek to patent,
4.EmpowersDirectsthe WAPSa World Assembly Patent Service (WAPS) to grant any entity originating from a member state a patent,given thatonly if:
- The entity holds a valid patent granted by the member nation it originates from for the same
process, good, or technologyinvention the entity seeks to patent via the WAPS,- The WAPS has not already granted a patent on the
process, good, or technologyinvention the entity seeks to claim as its intellectual property,- The entity demonstrates full responsibility for the development of the
process, good, or technologyinvention, an inventive step in developing it beyond merely observing or analyzing an already existingprocess, good, or technologyinvention, and reasonable novelty and uniqueness of theprocess, good, or technologyinvention in the member nation from which the entity originates,- The request meets any other basic formatting standards set by the WAPS in order to guarantee the legitimacy of the entity's patent request,
5. Clarifies that the WAPS may not grant patents under any other circumstances,
5. Tasks the WAPS with archiving all patents granted by member states or itself, and making its archives public to all member states and their citizens,
6. Further tasks the WAPS with evaluating the conditions of member states' economies and conducting any other relevant research in order to determine and set unbiased and appropriate expiration dates in each member nation on a case-by-case basis for its granted patents,
7. Mandates thatevery member nation that recognizes patentsall member states with patent systems observe all patents granted by the WAPS given that:8. Requires all member states without patent systems to refrain from asserting intellectual property beyond their own borders.
- The patented
process, good, or technologyinvention is neither illegal, nor obsolete, nor in the public domain in that member nation at the time the inventive entity receives the patent,- The patented
process, good, or technologyinvention is of practical, commercial, or industrial use in that nation,- The patent holder has demonstrated intent
ionto exercise its patentrightsin that nation,- Previously passed World Assembly resolutions do not permit that member nation not to recognize the patent.
Observing the importance of intellectual property rights in many member states,
Cognizant of the risks associated with unnecessary interference in national policy on intellectual property,
Honoring this Assembly's pledged commitment to national sovereignty with regard to economic philosophy and ideology,
The World Assembly hereby:
1. Grants member nations full authority to observe orrecognizenot observe patents in general,2. Prohibits member nations from disallowing the patenting of processes, goods, or technologies in select industries while granting or recognizing patents of technologies in other industries,
2. Forbids member nations from granting or recognizing patents for illegal processes,materialsgoods, or technologies, as well as patents for any form of sapient life,
3. Establishes the World Assembly Patent Service (WAPS), with the purpose of guaranteeing an objective analysis of international patent requests, and granting patents to those individuals who demonstrate exclusive responsibility for the development of the process, good, or technology they seek to patent,
4. Empowers the WAPS to grant any entity originating from a member state a patent, given that:5. Clarifies that the WAPS may not grant patents under any other circumstances,
- The entity holds a valid patent granted by the member nation it originates from for the same process, good, or technology the entity seeks to patent via the WAPS,
- The WAPS has not already granted a patent on the process, good, or technology the entity seeks to claim as its intellectual property,
- The entity demonstrates full responsibility for the development of the process, good, or technology, an inventive step in developing it beyond merely
processingobserving or analyzing an already existing process, good, or technology, and reasonable novelty and uniqueness of the process, good, or technology in the member nation from which the entity originates,- The request meets any other basic formatting standards set by the WAPS in order to guarantee the legitimacy of the entity's patent request,
6. Tasks the WAPS with archiving all patents granted by member states or itself, and making its archives public to all member states and their citizens,
7. Further tasks the WAPS with evaluating the conditions of member states' economies and conducting any other relevant research in order to determine and set unbiased and appropriate expiration dates in each member nation on a case-by-case basis for its granted patents,
8. Mandates that every member nation that recognizes patents observe all patents granted by the WAPS given that:
- The patented process, good, or technology is neither illegal, nor obsolete, nor in the public domain in that member nation,
- The patented process, good, or technology is of practical, commercial, or industrial use in that nation,
- The patent holder has demonstrated intention to exercise its patent rights in that nation,
- Previously passed World Assembly resolutions do not permit that member nation not to recognize the patent.
Observing the importance of intellectual property rights in many member states,
Cognizant of the risks associated with unnecessary interference in national policy on intellectual property,
Honoring this Assembly's pledged commitment to national sovereignty with regard to economic philosophy and ideology,
The World Assembly hereby:
1. Grants member nations full authority to observe or recognize patents in general,
2. Prohibits member nations from disallowing the patenting of technologies in select industries while granting or recognizing patents of technologies in other industries,
3. Forbids member nations from granting or recognizing patents for illegal processes, materials, or technologies, as well as patents for any form of sapient life,
4. Establishes the World Assembly Patent Service (WAPS),and tasks itwith the purpose of guaranteeing an objective analysis of international patent requests, and granting patents to those individuals who demonstrate exclusive responsibility for the development of the technology they seek to patent,
5. Empowers the WAPS to grant any entity originating from a member state a patent, given that:6. Clarifies that the WAPS may not grant patents under any other circumstances,
- The entity holds a valid patent granted by the member nation it originates from for the same technology the entity seeks to patent via the WAPS,
- The WAPS has not already granted a patent on the technology the entity seeks to claim as its intellectual property,
- The entity demonstrates full responsibility for the development of the technology, an inventive step in developing it beyond merely processing or analyzing an already existing technology, and reasonable novelty and uniqueness of the technology in the member nation from which the entity originates,
- The request meets any other basic formatting standards set by the WAPS in order to guarantee the legitimacy of the entity's patent request,
7.RestoresTasks theUniversal Patent Archive and tasks itWAPS with archiving all patentsgranted by the WAPS, as well as any patentsgranted by member states or itself, and making its archives public to all member states and their citizens,
8. Further tasks the WAPS withestablishing a Subcommittee on Expiration of Patents, which shallevaluateing the conditions of member states' economies and conducting any other relevant research in order to determine and set unbiased and appropriate expiration dates in each member nation on a case-by-case basis for its granted patentsgranted by the WAPS,
9. Mandates that every member nation that recognizes patents observe all patents granted by the WAPSin whichgiven that:
- The patented technology is neither illegal, nor obsolete, nor in the public domain in that member nation,
andThe patented technology is of practical, commercial, or industrial use in that nation,- The patent holder has demonstrated intention to exercise its patent rights in that nation,
with exception to those patents thatPreviously passed World Assembly resolutions do not permitmember nationsthat member nation not to recognize the patent,10. Further mandates that member nations immediately nullify any patent protections they have granted that conflict with the requirements of clause nine (9).
Observing the importance of intellectual property rights in many member states,
Cognizant of the risks associated with unnecessary interference in national policy on intellectual property,
Honoring this Assembly's pledged commitment to national sovereignty with regard to economic philosophy and ideology,
The World Assembly hereby:
1. Grants member nations full authority to observe or recognize patents in general,
2. Prohibits member nations from disallowing the patenting of technologies in select industries while granting or recognizing patents of technologies in other industries,
3. Forbids member nations from granting or recognizing patents for illegal processes, materials, or technologies, as well as patents for any form of sapient life,
4. Establishes the World Assembly Patent Service (WAPS), and tasks it with guaranteeing an objective analysis of international patent requests, and granting patents to those individuals who demonstrate exclusive responsibility for the development of the technology they seek to patent,
5. Empowers the WAPS to grant any entity originating from a member state a patent, given that:6. Clarifies that the WAPS may not grant patents under any other circumstances,
- The entity holds a valid patent granted by the member nation it originates from for the same technology the entity seeks to patent via the WAPS,
- The WAPS has not already granted a patent on the technology the entity seeks
to claim as its intellectual propertya patent for,- The entity demonstrates full responsibility for the development of the technology, an inventive step in developing it, and reasonable novelty and uniqueness of the technology in the member nation from which the entity originates,
- The request meets any other basic standards set by the WAPS in order to guarantee the legitimacy of the entity's patent request,
7. Restores the Universal Patent Archive(UPA),and tasks it with archiving all patents granted by the WAPS, as well as any patents granted by member states,
8. Tasks the WAPS with establishing a Subcommittee on Expiration of Patents, which shall evaluate the conditions of member states' economies and conduct any other relevant research in order to determine and set unbiased and appropriate expiration dates in each member nation on a case-by-case basis for patents granted by the WAPS,
9. Mandates that every member nation that recognizes patents observe all patents granted by the WAPS in which the patented technology is neither illegal, nor obsolete, nor in the public domain in that member nation, and is of practical, commercial, or industrial use in that nation, with exception to those patents that previously passed World Assembly resolutions permit member nations not to recognize,
10. Further mandates that member nations immediately nullify any patent protections they have granted that conflict with the requirements of clauseeight (8)nine (9).
Observing the importance of intellectual property rights in many member states,
Cognizant of the risks associated with unnecessary interference in national policy on intellectual property,
Honoring this Assembly's pledged commitment to national sovereignty with regard to economic philosophy and ideology,
The World Assembly hereby:
1. Grants member nations full authority to observe or recognize patents in general,2. Requires those member nations that recognize patents to:2. Prohibits member nations from disallowing the patenting of technologies in select industries while granting or recognizing patents of technologies in other industries,
- Address all foreign patent requests presented to their relevant state agencies with reasonable diligence and speed,
- Apply equal standards to patent requests of domestic and foreign origin when evaluating their legitimacy,
- Enforce all granted patents in good faith,
3. Forbids member nations from granting or recognizing patents for illegal processes, materials, or technologies, as well as patents for any form of sapient life,
4. Establishes the World Assembly Patent Service (WAPS), and tasks it with guaranteeing an objective analysis of international patent requests, and granting patents to those individuals who demonstrate exclusive responsibility for the development of the technology they seek to patent,6. Stipulates that the WAPS shall consider any patent request presented by any entity holding a patent granted by a member nation,
5. Empowers the WAPS to grant any entity originating from a member state a patent, given that:6. Clarifies that the WAPS may not grant patents under any other circumstances,
- The entity holds a valid patent granted by the member nation it originates from for the same technology the entity seeks to patent via the WAPS,
- The WAPS has not already granted a patent on the technology the entity seeks to claim as its intellectual property,
- The entity demonstrates full responsibility for the development of the technology, an inventive step in developing it, and reasonable novelty and uniqueness of the technology in the member nation from which the entity originates,
- The request meets any other basic standards set by the WAPS in order to guarantee the legitimacy of the entity's patent request,
7. Restores the Universal Patent Archive (UPA), and tasks it with archiving all patents granted by the WAPS, as well as any patents granted by member states,
8. Mandates that every member nation that recognizes patents observe all patents granted by the WAPS in which the patented technology is neither illegal, nor obsolete, nor in the public domain in that member nation, and is of practical, commercial, or industrial use in that nation,
9. Further mandates that member nations immediately nullify any patent protections they have granted that conflict with the requirements of clauseeight (8)seven (7).
Observing the importance of intellectual property rights in many member states,
Cognizant of the risks associated with unnecessary interference in national policy on intellectual property,
Honoring this Assembly's pledged commitment to national sovereignty with regard to economic philosophy and ideology,
The World Assembly hereby:
1. Grants member nations full authority to observe or recognize patents in general,
2. Requires those member nations that recognize patents to:3. Prohibits member nations from disallowing the patenting of technologies in select industries while granting or recognizing patents of technologies in other industries,
- Address all foreign patent requests presented to their relevant state agencies with reasonable diligence and speed,
- Apply equal standards to patent requests of domestic and foreign origin when evaluating their legitimacy,
- Enforce all granted patents in good faith,
4. Forbids member nations from granting or recognizing patents for illegal processes, materials, or technologies,
5. Establishes the World Assembly Patent Service (WAPS), and tasks it with guaranteeing an objective analysis of international patent requests, and granting patents to those individuals who demonstrate exclusive responsibility for the development of the technology they seek to patent,
6. Stipulates that the WAPS shall consider any patent request presented by any entity holding a patent granted by a member nation,
7. Empowers the WAPS to grant any entity originating from a member state a patent, given that:8. Restores the Universal Patent Archive (UPA), and tasks it with archiving all patents granted by the WAPS, as well as any patents granted by member states,
ifThe WAPS has not already granted a patent on the technology the entity seeks to claim as its intellectual property,andThe entity demonstrates full responsibility for the development of the technology, an inventive step in developing it, and reasonablye novelty and uniqueness of the technology in the member nation from which the entity originates,- The request meets any other basic standards set by the WAPS in order to guarantee the legitimacy of the entity's patent request,
9. Mandates that every member nation that recognizes patents observe all patents granted by the WAPS in which the patented technology isnovel to theneither obsolete nor in the public domain in that member nation, and is of practical, commercial, or industrial use in that nation,
10. Further mandates that member nations immediately nullify any patent protections they have granted that conflict with the requirements of clauseseven (7)nine (9).
Observing the importance of intellectual property rights in many member states,
Cognizant of the risks associated with unnecessary interference in national policy on intellectual property,
Honoring this Assembly's pledged commitment to national sovereignty with regard to economic philosophy and ideology,
The World Assembly hereby:
1. Grants member nations full authority to observe or recognize patents in general,
2. Requires those member nations that recognize patents to:3. Prohibits member nations from disallowing the patenting of technologies in select industries while granting or recognizing patents of technologies in other industries,
ConsiderAddress all foreign patentclaimsrequests presented to their relevant state agencies with reasonable diligence and speed,- Apply equal standards to patent
claimsrequests of domestic and foreign origin when evaluating their legitimacyand determining which ones to accept,- Enforce all
acceptedgranted patents in good faith,
4. Establishes the World Assembly Patent Service (WAPS), and tasks it with guaranteeing an objective analysis of international patent requests, and granting patents to those individuals who demonstrate exclusive responsibility for the development of the technology they seek to patent,
5. Stipulates that the WAPS shall consider any patent request presented by any entity holding a patent granted by a member nation,
6. Empowers the WAPS to grant any entity originating from a member state a patent, if the WAPS has not already granted a patent on the technology the entity seeks to claim as its intellectual property, and the entity demonstrates full responsibility for the development of the technology, an inventive step in developing it, and reasonably novelty of the technology in the member nation from which the entity originates,
7. Mandates that every member nation that recognizes patents observe all patents granted by the WAPS in which the patented technology is novel to the member nation, and is of practical, commercial, or industrial use in that nation,
8. Further mandates that member nations immediately nullify any patent protections they have granted that conflict with the requirements of clause seven (7).
Observing the importance of intellectual property rights in many member states,
Cognizant of the risks associated with unnecessary interference in national policy on intellectual property,
Honoring this Assembly's pledged commitment to national sovereignty with regard to economic philosophy and ideology,
The World Assembly hereby:
Grants member nations full authority to observe or recognize patents in general,Prohibits member nations from coercing other nations into recognizing patents made in those member nations,
Requires those member nations that recognize patents to:
- Consider all foreign patent claims presented to their relevant state agencies,
- Apply equal standards to patent claims of domestic and foreign origin when evaluating their legitimacy and determining which ones to accept,
- Enforce
themall accepted patents in good faith.Highly encourages member nations to enforce foreign patents when appropriate.