WIPO General Assembly

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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.

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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
WIPO Coordination Committee
surface form: members of WIPO Coordination Committee
follows WIPO Convention
governs overall policy framework of the international intellectual property system within WIPO’s mandate
hasAuthorityOver Director General of WIPO
surface form: 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 WIPO Convention
surface form: 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

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World Intellectual Property Organization governingBody WIPO General Assembly
this entity surface form: WIPO Conference
WIPO Coordination Committee reportsTo WIPO General Assembly
WIPO Coordination Committee electedBy WIPO General Assembly
WIPO Coordination Committee worksWith WIPO General Assembly
WIPO Coordination Committee worksWith WIPO General Assembly
this entity surface form: WIPO Conference
WIPO Convention providesFor WIPO General Assembly
Director General of WIPO appointedBy WIPO General Assembly
Director General of WIPO reportsTo WIPO General Assembly
WIPO-administered treaties coordinatedBy WIPO General Assembly
WIPO Secretariat reportsTo WIPO General Assembly
WIPO Conference isRelatedTo WIPO General Assembly
Lisbon Union Assembly cooperatesWith WIPO General Assembly
WIPO member states participateIn WIPO General Assembly
Assembly of the Hague Union coordinatesWith WIPO General Assembly
Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances organization WIPO General Assembly
this entity surface form: World Intellectual Property Organization General Assembly
WIPO headquarters hosts WIPO General Assembly
this entity surface form: WIPO General Assembly meetings
WIPO headquarters governingBody WIPO General Assembly