World Intellectual Property Organization

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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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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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WIPO headquarters headquartersOf World Intellectual Property Organization
WIPO headquarters organization World Intellectual Property Organization
WIPO headquarters ownedBy World Intellectual Property Organization
WIPO headquarters operator World Intellectual Property Organization
contracting states of the Berne Union governedBy World Intellectual Property Organization
contracting states of the Berne Union membershipRecordedBy World Intellectual Property Organization
IPA cooperatesWith World Intellectual Property Organization
subject surface form: International Publishers Association