World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

• WIPO is one of the 15 specialized agencies of the United Nations (UN).
• WIPO was created to promote and protect intellectual property (IP) across the world by cooperating with countries as well as international organizations.
• It began operations in 1970.
• Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.
• WIPO currently has 193 member states.
• WIPO’s activities include
  • hosting forums to discuss and shape international IP rules and policies,
  • providing global services that register and protect IP in different countries,
  • resolving transboundary IP disputes,
  • helping connect IP systems through uniform standards and infrastructure, and
  • serving as a general reference database on all IP matters.