The world of intellectual property is data-driven. Countries file millions of patents for inventions in the diverse sectors throughout the year. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) acts as a hub dealing with a wide range of IP resources all around the world. Hence, it is of foremost importance for WIPO to manage its vast reserve of data.
In light of the importance of streamlining data and protecting the integrity of information, WIPO has launched an exclusive business service called WIPO PROOF. It continues to surprise us with this unique time-stamping service to identify the timeline of creation. Let us get to know more about this amazing service from WIPO.
The essence of WIPO PROOF
Intellectual property protection is completely based on the time in which an idea or invention originated. We know that filing a patent, copyright or trademark serves as legal evidence, granting exclusive ownership rights to the inventor. Hence, isn’t it important to protect the time of filing of such valuable data?
WIPO is doing effective and systematic work in protecting the integrity of creation. Now, WIPO PROOF is where 130 years of WIPO’s experience meets the digital world. This digital service uses best-in-class, cutting edge technology to create digital fingerprints of your intellectual assets. In other words, this digital service gives a date and time-stamped digital fingerprint to any file, thereby, acting as evidence for its existence at a particular time.
WIPO PROOF time stamps each and every file and gives a unique token to them. As a result, the user will receive a copy of the token while the WIPO servers store another copy of the token securely. Moreover, your files may contain images, executable formats, numerical values, audio-visuals, or texts. You can use this service to protect any type of digital file of any size.
Creation of a WIPO PROOF token
– Access the web application through the WIPOProof and create a WIPO account.
– The user uploads a digital file that one wishes to apply a token.
– Firstly, the local browser will generate a unique digital fingerprint for your uploaded file using a one-way hashing algorithm called SHA-2 (256bit).
– Now, WIPO PROOF’s back-end system will time-stamp the hash with a time source that is synchronized with the Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC).
– There is a locked-down Hardware Security Module (HSM), that stores a private key. This key creates a digital signature to the hash. Furthermore, it also adds a public key to ensure authenticity.
– Finally, the user can now download the WIPO PROOF token which is unalterable, tamperproof evidence of the digital file existence.
– The most alluring part of this system is that WIPO PROOF does not read or store a copy of our digital files. Moreover, it also allows anyone to validate the tokens without tampering with the data.
Services and Pricing Information
Service: WIPO PROOF Token
The service includes creating one token with indefinite validity and storing the token for 5 years.
Pricing: 20 CHF per token
Service: Premium Certificate
This service will generate a PDF certificate of your token that is signed and stamped by WIPO. The certificate holds indefinite validity.
Pricing: 20 CHF per certificate
Service: WIPO PROOF Token bundles
The user can also purchase ten or more pre-paid tokens that are valid for 2 years from the purchase date. The pricing detail for each bundle is as follows:
| No. of WIPO PROOF Tokens | Cost per Token (in CHF) | Total cost of tokens (in CHF) |
| 10 | 19 | 190 |
| 100 | 18 | 1800 |
| 200 | 17 | 3400 |
| 500 | 15 | 7500 |
| 1000 | 13 | 13000 |
| WIPO also offers customized bundles with good discounts. | ||
Significance of WIPO PROOF
WIPO PROOF guarantees the improvement of a fair national IP framework that fits with the particular needs and desires of the countries. Besides, it empowers an inventor to utilize its IP framework in a compelling and ideal way. It also adjusts to one of the most extensive guidelines and tough measures for electronic trust administrations accessible on the planet: eIDAS. Overall, it gives you a protective measure for your Intellectual property and will come in handy in case of any disputes in the future.
To fully appreciate its practical value, it is useful to explore the concrete benefits of using WIPO Proof across different intellectual property scenarios.
WIPO PROOF service harnesses the evolving digital world technology to safeguard your creativity and innovation. WIPO has gone the extra mile to ensure the protection of our works. IP Offices across the world and inventors should make use of this cost-effective golden opportunity to safeguard their invention.