Developing countries gain better patent access | Business | IWR - Information world review

"The intellectual property solutions business of Thomson Reuters has collaborated with the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) for the launch of the Access to Specialised Patent Information (ASPI) programme....ASPI will give industrial property offices and government and academic researchers in developing countries free and low-cost access to comprehensive patent information, to foster innovation and participate more fully in the global economy...."