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.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
World Intellectual Property Organization canonical	123
WIPO	22
International Bureau of WIPO	4
International Bureau	1
International Bureau of WIPO as PCT secretariat	1
International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization	1
United Nations system via WIPO	1
WIPO IP Portal	1
WIPO International Bureau	1
WIPO headquarters, Geneva	1
World Intellectual Property Indicators report	1
World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17164 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: World Intellectual Property Organization
Context triple: [United Nations, hasSpecializedAgency, World Intellectual Property Organization]

A. World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization is an international body that regulates global trade rules between nations, aiming to ensure trade flows smoothly, predictably, and freely.
B. UNESCO
UNESCO is a specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes international cooperation in education, science, culture, and communication to foster peace and sustainable development.
C. International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) is an international arbitration institution that facilitates the resolution of legal disputes between foreign investors and sovereign states under investment treaties and contracts.
D. United States Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office is the federal agency responsible for granting patents, registering trademarks, and overseeing key aspects of intellectual property protection in the United States.
E. United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 that brings together most of the world’s countries to promote peace, security, cooperation, and human rights.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: World Intellectual Property Organization
Target entity description: 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.

A. World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization is an international body that regulates global trade rules between nations, aiming to ensure trade flows smoothly, predictably, and freely.
B. UNESCO
UNESCO is a specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes international cooperation in education, science, culture, and communication to foster peace and sustainable development.
C. International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) is an international arbitration institution that facilitates the resolution of legal disputes between foreign investors and sovereign states under investment treaties and contracts.
D. United States Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office is the federal agency responsible for granting patents, registering trademarks, and overseeing key aspects of intellectual property protection in the United States.
E. United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 that brings together most of the world’s countries to promote peace, security, cooperation, and human rights.
F. None of above. chosen

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 General Assembly ⓘ surface form: WIPO Conference WIPO Coordination Committee ⓘ WIPO General Assembly ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Geneva ⓘ surface form: 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 Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs ⓘ surface form: Hague System for the international registration of industrial designs Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: Stockholm, Sweden
publishes	Global Innovation Index (with partners) ⓘ World Intellectual Property Organization self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: World Intellectual Property Indicators report
shortName	World Intellectual Property Organization self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: WIPO
typeOfOrganization	member-driven organization ⓘ
website	https://www.wipo.int ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

PCT → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

subject surface form: Patent Cooperation Treaty

PCT → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

subject surface form: Patent Cooperation Treaty

this entity surface form: WIPO

International Searching Authority → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Hague Agreement → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

London Act of 1934 → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

GCC Patent Office → cooperatesWith → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

International Preliminary Examining Authority → isDesignatedBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

International Preliminary Examining Authority → communicatesWith → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

this entity surface form: International Bureau of WIPO

WIPO-administered treaties → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

WIPO Secretariat → partOf → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

WIPO Secretariat → operatedBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

WIPO Secretariat → parentOrganization → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

WIPO Conference → partOf → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

WIPO Conference → affiliation → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

WIPO Conference → isPrincipalOrganOf → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Budapest Treaty → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

this entity surface form: WIPO

Budapest Treaty → depository → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

this entity surface form: WIPO

Francis Gurry → employer → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Francis Gurry → affiliation → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Paris Act of 1971 → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Brussels revision of 1948 → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Rome revision of 1928 → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Madrid Agreement → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

this entity surface form: WIPO

Madrid Agreement → centralAuthority → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

this entity surface form: International Bureau of WIPO

International Publishers Association → collaboratesWith → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

WPPT → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

this entity surface form: WIPO

Lisbon Agreement → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

subject surface form: Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration

Lisbon Agreement → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

subject surface form: Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration

this entity surface form: WIPO

1967 Stockholm Act of the Lisbon Agreement → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

1967 Stockholm Act of the Lisbon Agreement → administeredByAbbreviation → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

this entity surface form: WIPO

Lisbon Union Assembly → partOf → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Lisbon Union Assembly → parentOrganization → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

WCT → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Nice Agreement → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

this entity surface form: WIPO

Nice Agreement → classificationManagedBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

this entity surface form: WIPO International Bureau

Nice Classification → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Nice Classification → latestEditionPublisher → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Daren Tang → employer → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Daren Tang → affiliation → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

WIPO member states → partOf → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Paris Union → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Paris Union → cooperatesWith → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Paris Union → relatedTo → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Brussels Revision Act → laterAdministeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

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