About Intellectual Property IP Training IP Outreach IP for… IP and... IP in... Patent & Technology Information Trademark Information Industrial Design Information Geographical Indication Information Plant Variety Information (UPOV) IP Laws, Treaties & Judgements IP Resources IP Reports Patent Protection Trademark Protection Industrial Design Protection Geographical Indication Protection Plant Variety Protection (UPOV) IP Dispute Resolution IP Office Business Solutions Paying for IP Services Negotiation & Decision-Making Development Cooperation Innovation Support Public-Private Partnerships The Organization Working with WIPO Accountability Patents Trademarks Industrial Designs Geographical Indications Copyright Trade Secrets WIPO Academy Workshops & Seminars World IP Day WIPO Magazine Raising Awareness Case Studies & Success Stories IP News WIPO Awards Business Universities Indigenous Peoples Judiciaries Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions Economics Gender Equality Global Health Climate Change Competition Policy Sustainable Development Goals Enforcement Frontier Technologies Mobile Applications Sports Tourism PATENTSCOPE Patent Analytics International Patent Classification ARDI – Research for Innovation ASPI – Specialized Patent Information Global Brand Database Madrid Monitor Article 6ter Express Database Nice Classification Vienna Classification Global Design Database International Designs Bulletin Hague Express Database Locarno Classification Lisbon Express Database Global Brand Database for GIs PLUTO Plant Variety Database GENIE Database WIPO-Administered Treaties WIPO Lex - IP Laws, Treaties & Judgments WIPO Standards IP Statistics WIPO Pearl (Terminology) WIPO Publications Country IP Profiles WIPO Knowledge Center WIPO Technology Trends Global Innovation Index World Intellectual Property Report PCT – The International Patent System ePCT Budapest – The International Microorganism Deposit System Madrid – The International Trademark System eMadrid Article 6ter (armorial bearings, flags, state emblems) Hague – The International Design System eHague Lisbon – The International System of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications eLisbon UPOV PRISMA Mediation Arbitration Expert Determination Domain Name Disputes Centralized Access to Search and Examination (CASE) Digital Access Service (DAS) WIPO Pay Current Account at WIPO WIPO Assemblies Standing Committees Calendar of Meetings WIPO Official Documents Development Agenda Technical Assistance IP Training Institutions COVID-19 Support National IP Strategies Policy & Legislative Advice Cooperation Hub Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISC) Technology Transfer Inventor Assistance Program WIPO GREEN WIPO's Pat-INFORMED Accessible Books Consortium WIPO for Creators WIPO ALERT Member States Observers Director General Activities by Unit External Offices Job Vacancies Procurement Results & Budget Financial Reporting Oversight

Cooperation HUB

WIPO’s Cooperation HUB is the space for knowledge, experience and information exchange, aimed to support effective South-South and Triangular cooperation initiatives in various fields of intellectual property (IP) and innovation.

South-South cooperation refers to cooperation between fellow developing and least developed countries.  Triangular cooperation includes a developed country or an institution, which supports South-South initiatives.

An important goal of WIPO’s Cooperation HUB is to better communicate about existing innovations and successful projects in developing and least developed countries.

WIPO intends to also facilitate the creation of new partnerships amongst countries and organizations, through its online matchmaking platform – South Match.

cooperation-hub-845
Photo: wildpixel/Getty Images

South Match

The South Match is a platform that facilitates matchmaking between potential partners. Join South Match if you want to collaborate with someone by sharing your expertise and, in exchange build complementary experience.

Access South Match

Catalogue of DA Projects

The online Catalogue on DA Projects and Outputs provides structured and detailed information on all Development Agenda projects, and the resources that they generate (reports, studies, guides, databases, etc.).

The Catalogue allows users to filter their search by different criteria, which includes IP rights, IP themes, project status, key words, beneficiary countries, etc.

Access the catalogue of DA projects

Development Stories – IP for Impact

These stories show how WIPO is supporting entrepreneurs, inventors and creators around the world to use intellectual property (IP) to add value to their products, support business growth, create employment and promote economic development.

Read the stories

Promoters of South-South Cooperation

WIPO work in this area is guided by our pool of South-South and Triangular cooperation promoters, who represent various developing and least developed countries. They serve as South-South promoters in their personal capacity, for a period of one year. Their role is to collaborate with WIPO and provide guidance on topics to be discussed in the annual Roundtable and other events, as well as provide support and expertise to various WIPO driven South-South and Triangular cooperation initiatives.

WIPO’s South-South Promoters cover various professional backgrounds and represent different countries.

Resources

WIPO TAD

WIPO’s Intellectual Property Technical Assistance Database

IP ROC

The IP Roster of Consultants

IP Advantage

Database of case studies on how IP works in the real world.