The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) serves the world’s innovators and creators, ensuring that their ideas travel safely to the market and improve lives everywhere.
Creators and innovators worldwide use IP to translate their ideas into assets. These properties create economic and social benefits that improve the lives of people everywhere.
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Our IP protection services are easy to use and an effective way to get your IP registered across borders. Our data and knowledge resources help create a better understanding of IP.
PCT - The International Patent System
PATENTSCOPE
Madrid - The International Trademark System
Global Brand Database
Hague - The International Design System
Global Design Database
Lisbon - The International System of Geographical Indications
Lisbon Express Database
Arbitration
Expert Determination
Domain Name Disputes
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Making innovation policy work for development
We set IP norms and standards, and serve as a global forum for the exchange of ideas and best practices. Together with our partners, we address complex global challenges in which IP plays an important role.
We unite the global community to proactively address emerging issues and policy challenges to do with IP, innovation and creativity.
We use these meetings to exchange information and experiences that help us create a deeper understanding of emerging and complex IP issues.
July 9-17, 2024 | Geneva, Switzerland
WIPO GREEN connects the technology and service providers of green technology with those seeking innovative, environmental solutions.
WIPO for Creators is an open public-private partnership between WIPO and the Music Rights Awareness Foundation to create awareness and a better understanding of creators’ rights.
The Accessible Books Consortium helps increase the number of books in accessible format worldwide in support of people who are blind or visually impaired.
The Patent Information Initiative for Medicines (Pat-INFORMED) provides easy access to medicine patent information to the health community worldwide.
IP empowers people. It’s an enabler with the means to create jobs, grow enterprises, develop economies and add social vibrancy. We help our Member States use IP to grow and develop.
The WIPO Academy is our center of excellence where we educate and upskill WIPO member states on IP. We focus particularly on least-developed countries, developing countries and countries in transition to help build human capacity in IP, which is essential to innovation and creativity.
Sign up for WIPO Academy distance learning or face-to-face courses all year round.
