World Intellectual Property Organization

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intergovernmental organization specialized agency of the United Nations treaty-based organization

The World Intellectual Property Organization is a global intergovernmental body that develops and oversees international rules and services for the protection of intellectual property rights.

Aliases (8)

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intergovernmental organization → specialized agency of the United Nations → treaty-based organization →
administersTreaty	Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works → Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure → Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs → Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration → Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks → Madrid Protocol → Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks → Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property → Patent Cooperation Treaty → WIPO Copyright Treaty → WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty →
becameUNSpecializedAgencyOn	1974 →
cooperatesWith	World Customs Organization → World Health Organization → World Trade Organization →
country	Switzerland →
dateFounded	1967-07-14 →
executiveHead	Director General of WIPO →
fieldOfWork	copyright law → geographical indications → industrial design law → intellectual property → patent law → trademark law → traditional knowledge and genetic resources →
focusesOn	capacity building in intellectual property for developing countries → development of international IP norms and standards →
foundedBy	United Nations →
governingBody	WIPO Conference → WIPO Coordination Committee → WIPO General Assembly →
headquartersLocation	Geneva, Switzerland →
legalBasis	WIPO Convention →
locatedInTimeZone	Central European Time →
mission	to ensure that the protection of intellectual property contributes to economic development → to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world →
numberOfMemberStates	over 190 →
offersService	Hague System for the international registration of industrial designs → Madrid System for the international registration of marks → Patent Cooperation Treaty international patent filing system → WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center → WIPO PROOF digital evidence service →
officialLanguage	Arabic → Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish →
parentOrganization	United Nations system →
placeFounded	Stockholm, Sweden →
publishes	Global Innovation Index (with partners) → World Intellectual Property Indicators report →
shortName	WIPO →
typeOfOrganization	member-driven organization →
website	https://www.wipo.int →

Referenced by (82)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1967 Stockholm Act of the Lisbon Agreement → Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works → Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works ("WIPO") → Brussels revision of 1948 → Budapest Treaty → Budapest Treaty ("WIPO") → Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure → Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications → Hague Agreement → Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs → International Searching Authority → Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration → Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration → London Act of 1934 → Madrid Agreement → Madrid Agreement ("WIPO") → Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks → Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks ("WIPO") → Madrid Protocol → Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks → Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks ("WIPO") → Paris Act of 1971 → Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property → Patent Cooperation Treaty → Patent Cooperation Treaty ("WIPO") → Patent Cooperation Treaty → Patent Cooperation Treaty ("WIPO") → Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks → Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations → Rome revision of 1928 → WIPO Convention → WIPO Copyright Treaty → WIPO Copyright Treaty ("WIPO") → WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty → WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty ("WIPO") → WIPO-administered treaties → WPPT → Washington Treaty on Intellectual Property in Respect of Integrated Circuits →	administeredBy
Lisbon Union Assembly → WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center → WIPO Conference → WIPO Coordination Committee → WIPO General Assembly → WIPO Secretariat →	partOf
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center → WIPO Coordination Committee → WIPO Secretariat →	parentOrganization
Francis Gurry → WIPO Conference →	affiliation
Director General of WIPO → Francis Gurry →	employer
Patent Cooperation Treaty ("International Bureau of WIPO as PCT secretariat") → WIPO Convention →	establishes
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center → WIPO Secretariat →	operatedBy
Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs ("International Bureau of WIPO") →	applicationFiledWith
International Publishers Association →	collaboratesWith
International Preliminary Examining Authority ("International Bureau of WIPO") →	communicatesWith
GCC Patent Office →	cooperatesWith
WIPO Convention →	definesFunctionsOf
WIPO Convention →	definesMandateOf
WIPO Convention →	definesStructureOf
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property →	depositary
Budapest Treaty ("WIPO") →	depository
Madrid Protocol ("International Bureau") →	hasConcept
United Nations agencies →	hasMember
United Nations system →	hasPart
Global Innovation Index →	hasPublisher
United Nations →	hasSpecializedAgency
Director General of WIPO →	headOf
Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks ("International Bureau of WIPO") →	implementedBy
Internet governance →	involvesOrganization
Director General of WIPO →	isChiefExecutiveOf
International Preliminary Examining Authority →	isDesignatedBy
WIPO Conference →	isPrincipalOrganOf
Geneva →	isSeatOf
Director General of WIPO →	positionInOrganization
World Intellectual Property Organization ("World Intellectual Property Indicators report") →	publishes
Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration ("International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization") →	registrationAuthority
Director General of WIPO ("WIPO headquarters, Geneva") →	seat
World Intellectual Property Organization ("WIPO") →	shortName
Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks ("World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau") →	usedBy