The World Intellectual Property Organization, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, is one of the 16 specialized agencies in the United Nations system. It administers 24 international treaties (16 on industrial property, 7 on copyright, plus the Convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization) covering various aspects of intellectual property protection. As of June 15, 2007, there were 184 member countries. 1. China and the World Intellectual Property Organization 1. China and the Century Intellectual Property Organization China joined the organization on June 3, 1980 and became its 90th member state. China joined the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property in 1985, the Madrid Agreement for the International Registration of Trademarks in 1989, the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artworks in October 1992, and the Patent Cooperation Treaty on January 1, 1994. As of January 1999, the Chinese Communist Party had joined 12 treaties under the jurisdiction of this organization. On July 31, 2008, the World Intellectual Property Organization published the 2008 "World Patent Report" in Geneva, stating that the number of patent applications in the world in 2006 reached 1.76 million, an increase of 4.9% over 2005. Growth in patent applications in China, South Korea and the United States contributed to the growth in patent applications worldwide. The report believes that the growth in the number of patent applications worldwide confirms the increasing internationalization of innovation activities. The report said that the number of patent applications in Japan in 2006 was 514,047, the United States was 390,815, South Korea was 172,709, Germany was 130,806, and China was 128,850. Due to the significant increase in the number of patent applications submitted domestically, China's share of the total number of patent applications in the world has greatly increased. From 2000 to 2006, China's share increased from 1.8% to 7.3%. Between 2005 and 2006, the total number of patent applications submitted by applicants from China, South Korea and the United States increased by 32.1%, 6.6% and 6.7% respectively. 2. China’s intellectual property protection legislation: In addition, China’s intellectual property protection legislation has also made great progress: (1) Patent law. my country’s Patent Law came into effect on April 1, 1985. The patent system established in accordance with the law protects patent rights for inventions and creations. Inventions and creations include inventions, utility models and designs. (2) Trademark law. my country's Trademark Law came into effect in March 1985. Amendments were made on February 22, 1993, which expanded the scope of trademark protection. In addition to commodity trademarks, regulations on the registration and management of service marks were added; a correction procedure was added in the formal examination, and an examination opinion was established in the substantive examination. system. (3) Copyright law. my country's Copyright Law came into effect on June 1, 1991. Revised in October 2001. (4) Computer software protection regulations. The "Computer Software Protection Regulations" were implemented on January 1, 2002. (5) New plant variety protection system. my country's new plant variety protection regulations came into effect on October 1, 1997. The "General Principles of the People's Republic of China and Civil Law" stipulates six types of intellectual property rights, namely copyright, patent rights, trademark rights, discovery rights, invention rights and other scientific and technological achievement rights, and stipulates the civil law protection system for intellectual property rights. The "Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China" also defines the relevant content of intellectual property crimes in eight articles in Section 7, thus defining China's criminal law protection system for intellectual property rights. In addition, the "Patent Law of the People's Republic of China", "Trademark Law", "Copyright Law", "Regulations on Invention Rewards" and other separate laws and administrative regulations also provide for relevant intellectual property rights. 3. White paper "The Situation of Intellectual Property Protection in China": The white paper "The Situation of Intellectual Property Protection in China" was published on June 16, 1994. The white paper is divided into three parts: 1. China's basic position and attitude in protecting intellectual property rights; 2. China has a high level of protection Legal system for intellectual property rights; 3. China has a complete law enforcement system for protecting intellectual property rights. The white paper said that the Chinese government's sincere stance in adhering to relevant international conventions and bilateral agreements on the protection of intellectual property rights and its ability to fully assume its international obligations have received widespread praise and support from international public opinion. The white paper concluded that there are always some people in the world who turn a blind eye to China. development and changes, regardless of basic facts, making rash comments on the current status of China's intellectual property protection. There is no need to argue with this argument. Facts are the best answer. 2. History of the World Intellectual Property Organization: The roots of the World Intellectual Property Organization can be traced back to 1883.

In 1883, the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property was born. This is the first important international treaty aimed at enabling the intellectual creations of one country's citizens to be protected in other countries. The forms of expression of these intellectual creations are industrial property rights, namely: inventions (patents), trademarks, and industrial designs. The Paris Convention came into effect in 1884. At that time, there were 14 member countries and the International Bureau was established to perform administrative tasks, such as holding meetings of member states. In 1886, with the conclusion of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, copyright entered the international stage. The purpose of the Convention is to protect internationally the rights of nationals of its member states to control the use of their creative works and to receive remuneration. The forms of these creative works include: novels, short stories, poetry, drama; songs, operas, musical works, sonatas; and paintings, paintings, sculptures, and architectural works. Like the Paris Convention, the Berne Convention also established an International Bureau to carry out administrative tasks. In 1893, these two small international bureaus merged to form an international organization called the United International Bureau for the Protection of Intellectual Property (commonly known by its French abbreviation BIRPI). This small organization was located in Bern, Switzerland, with only 7 staff members at the time. It is today the World Intellectual Property Organization - an organization with 184 member states and approximately 938 staff members from 95 countries around the world. A dynamic entity with an ever-expanding mission and mission. As intellectual property became increasingly important, the structure and form of this organization also changed. In 1960, BIRPI moved from Bern to Geneva to be closer to the United Nations and other international organizations in the city. On July 14, 1967, 51 members of the "International Union for the Protection of Industrial Property" (Paris Union) and the "International Union for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works" (Berne Union) jointly established the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. World Intellectual Property Organization -- WIPO) in order to further promote the protection of intellectual property rights around the world and strengthen cooperation among countries and intellectual property organizations. After 1970, the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization came into force; after undergoing institutional and administrative reforms and establishing a secretariat responsible to member states, the United International Bureau for the Protection of Intellectual Property became the World Intellectual Property Organization. In 1974, the World Intellectual Property Organization became a specialized agency of the United Nations system, tasked with managing intellectual property affairs, a task recognized by United Nations member states. The World Intellectual Property Organization, the World Trade Organization, and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization are the three most important international organizations that manage intellectual property treaties today (the latter two international organizations are not specialized intellectual property agencies). The World Intellectual Property Organization is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and has a liaison office at the United Nations Building in New York, United States. In 1978, the WIPO Secretariat moved into the headquarters building. In 1996, the World Intellectual Property Organization signed a cooperation agreement with the World Trade Organization (WTO), thereby expanding its role in global trade management and further proving the importance of intellectual property rights. 3. Purpose of the World Intellectual Property Organization: The purpose of the World Intellectual Property Organization is to: (1) Promote the protection of intellectual property rights around the world through cooperation between countries and, when necessary, collaboration with other international organizations; (2) Ensure that all parties Administrative cooperation among IP alliances. The organization administers a series of intellectual property treaties, including the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works and the Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms against Unauthorized Copying of their Phonograms. 3. Functions of the World Intellectual Property Organization: The main functions of the organization are to promote the protection of intellectual property rights around the world through cooperation between countries, and to manage the administrative work of 23 alliances on patents, trademarks and copyrights based on multilateral treaties. , and handle intellectual property legal and administrative matters. A large part of the organization's financial resources is used for development cooperation with developing countries, promoting the transfer of technology from developed countries to developing countries, and promoting inventions, creations and literary and artistic creation activities in developing countries, so as to facilitate their scientific, technological, cultural and economic development. .

4. World Intellectual Property Organization Convention: "World Intellectual Property Organization Convention" The "Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization" ("World Intellectual Property Organization Convention") stipulates that membership of the World Intellectual Property Organization is open to the following countries: (i) Anyone who is Any State that is a member of the Paris Union for the Protection of Industrial Property or the Berne Union for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works; (ii) any State that is a Member of the United Nations, or of any specialized agency of the United Nations, or of the International Atomic Energy Agency or a party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice any country; and (iii) any country that becomes a member of the Organization at the invitation of the General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization. Therefore, only countries can become members of the WIPO. 5. World Intellectual Property Organization treaties: Treaties adopted by the World Intellectual Property Organization are divided into three categories: A. Intellectual Property Protection Treaties 1. Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works), adopted in 1886. 2. Brussels Convention Relating to the Distribution of Program-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite. 3. Geneva Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms. 4. Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive Indications of Source on Goods, concluded in Madrid in 1891 and last revised in Lisbon in 1958. 5. Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol. 6. Patent Law Treaty. 7. Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property), referred to as the "Paris Convention", was concluded in Paris in 1883 and last revised in Stockholm in 1967. 8. Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations. 9. Trademark Law Treaty (TLT), concluded in Geneva in October 1994. 10. World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty (WIPO Copyright Treaty --WCT), adopted on December 20, 1996. 11. World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT), adopted on December 20, 1996. B. Global Protection Sustem Treaties 1. Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), concluded on June 19, 1970.

2. Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks, (referred to as the "Madrid Agreement"), was concluded in Madrid in 1891, last revised in Stockholm in 1967, and a protocol was added in 1989. 3. The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs. 4. Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure, concluded on April 28, 1977. 5. Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and Their International Registration. C. Classification Treaties 1. Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs. 2. Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (referred to as the "Nice Agreement"), concluded in Nice in 1957 and signed in 1977. Last revised in Geneva. 3. Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification. 4. Vienna Agreement Establishing an International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks. In addition, the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, concluded in Malagasy in April 1994, is a major intellectual property treaty not managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization. It entered into force in January 1995 .

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