References

www.wipo.int(E/F/S/R/C/A)

Subjects

Organizational matters
Intellectual property

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English

World Intellectual Property Organization title
WIPO acronym

Description Formerly the United International Bureaux for the Protection of Intellectual Property , WIPO is an international organization dedicated to promoting the use and protection of intellectual property.

Remark

With headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, WIPO is one of the 16 specialized agencies of the United Nations system of organizations. As of March 2012, it administers 24 international treaties dealing with different aspects of intellectual property protection. The Organization counts 185 nations as member States.

Sources:

A/60/883/Add.1, Vol II, Appendix 2, Glossary, p 53 of E (28 Aug 2006);
E/F/S/R/C/A: http://www.wipo.int/portal/index.html.en (consulted March 2012);

French

Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle title
OMPI acronym