WIPO General Assembly

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governing body intergovernmental body principal organ of WIPO

The WIPO General Assembly is the main decision-making body of the World Intellectual Property Organization, composed of its member states and responsible for setting the organization’s policies and direction.

Aliases (1)

WIPO Conference ×2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	governing body → intergovernmental body → principal organ of WIPO →
appliesToJurisdiction	WIPO member states →
approves	WIPO financial regulations and rules → WIPO program and budget for biennia →
canEstablish	standing committees and working groups →
composedOf	WIPO member states →
convenes	annual ordinary sessions →
country	Switzerland →
decisionMakingProcess	consensus-based decision-making where possible → one-country-one-vote principle →
elects	Director General of WIPO → chairs of WIPO Assemblies and bodies → members of WIPO Coordination Committee →
follows	WIPO Convention →
governs	overall policy framework of the international intellectual property system within WIPO’s mandate →
hasAuthorityOver	WIPO Director General → WIPO Secretariat →
hasMainResponsibility	adopting WIPO program and budget → adopting amendments to the WIPO Convention and certain WIPO-administered treaties → determining strategic direction of WIPO → establishing new WIPO bodies and committees → overseeing WIPO’s activities and performance → setting overall policy of WIPO →
hasMember	contracting parties to WIPO-administered treaties that provide for membership in the General Assembly → member states of the Berne Union for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works → member states of the Paris Union for the Protection of Industrial Property →
hasOfficialLanguage	Arabic → Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish →
headquartersLocation	Geneva → WIPO headquarters →
legalBasis	Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Geneva →
locatedInTimeZone	Central European Summer Time → Central European Time →
mayConvene	extraordinary sessions →
meetingPlace	WIPO headquarters in Geneva →
oversees	administration of WIPO-administered treaties within its competence → implementation of WIPO’s strategic goals →
parentOrganization	United Nations system →
partOf	World Intellectual Property Organization →
reportsTo	WIPO member states collectively →
subjectHasRole	main decision-making body of WIPO →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Director General of WIPO → WIPO Coordination Committee → WIPO Secretariat →	reportsTo
World Intellectual Property Organization → World Intellectual Property Organization ("WIPO Conference") →	governingBody
WIPO Coordination Committee → WIPO Coordination Committee ("WIPO Conference") →	worksWith
Director General of WIPO →	appointedBy
Lisbon Union Assembly →	cooperatesWith
WIPO-administered treaties →	coordinatedBy
WIPO Coordination Committee →	electedBy
WIPO Conference →	isRelatedTo
WIPO Convention →	providesFor