The English abbreviation of the World Intellectual Property Organization is WIPO.
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The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), referred to as WIPO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations for the protection of intellectual property rights. According to the "Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization" And established.
The Convention was signed in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, on July 14, 1967, and came into effect on April 26, 1970. China joined the organization on June 3, 1980. The organization is headquartered in Geneva.
On December 5, 2018, the World Intellectual Property Organization released the annual report "World Intellectual Property Indicators" in Geneva, stating that the number of intellectual property applications in China in 2017 in terms of patents, trademarks and industrial designs Ranking first in the world, China's strong performance in the field of intellectual property has driven the number of global intellectual property applications to a new high.
The World Intellectual Property Organization is a United Nations agency dedicated to using intellectual property (patents, copyrights, trademarks, etc.) as a means to stimulate innovation and creativity.
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 (the latter two international organizations are not specialized intellectual property agencies).
The main functions of this 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 to benefit them. technological, cultural and economic development.
All decisions of WIPO regarding the strategic direction and activities of WIPO are made by member states. The WIPO Secretariat coordinates formal and informal meetings held by various bodies composed of member states throughout the year.