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Director General
Director General Francis Gurry congratulates Bolivia for joining the Marrakesh Treaty (video on YouTube).
IP services
We provide IP services that encourage individuals and businesses to innovate and create.
Patents 
The International Patent System
Trademarks 
The International Trademark System
Industrial Designs 
The International Design System
Appellations of Origin 
The International System of Appellations of Origin
Dispute Resolution 
Arbitration and Mediation Center
Domain Names
Arbitration and Mediation Center
Policy
We bring stakeholders together to develop global IP agreements. Follow policy discussions and negotiations on the future development of IP in our standing committees and meetings.
WIPO meetings
Follow policy discussions and negotiations on the future development of IP in our standing committees and meetings.
WIPO Assemblies
The 58th series of meetings of the Assemblies of the member states of WIPO took place in Geneva from September 24 to October 2, 2018.
WIPO treaties
We administer 26 treaties at the international level, touching on a wide range of IP-related subjects. These treaties are the bedrock of the IP system.
Cooperation
We help countries, businesses and individuals collaborate on using IP to improve lives.
WIPO Academy
Sign up for WIPO Academy distance learning or face-to-face courses all year round, taught by people who know intellectual property.
Assistance for inventors
The Inventor Assistance Program (IAP) matches developing-country inventors with patent attorneys who give them free legal advice on patenting.
TISCs
WIPO Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISCs) provide access to high quality technology information and related services.
ABC
The Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) aims to increase the number of books worldwide in accessible formats and to make them available to people who are blind or visually impaired.
WIPO GREEN
WIPO GREEN promotes innovation and diffusion of green technologies by connecting technology and service providers with those seeking innovative, environmental solutions.
WIPO Re:Search
WIPO Re:Search is an international consortium through which public and private sector organizations share intellectual property and expertise with the global health research community.
Knowledge
We provide the data and economic intelligence that enable strategic decisions.
Global IP infrastructure
PATENTSCOPE
international and national patent documents.
Global Brand Database
records of trademarks, appellations of origin and emblems from multiple national and international sources.
Global Design Database
industrial design registrations from the Hague System and participating national collections.
WIPO Lex
records of national IP laws and treaties of some countries.
Market intelligence
IP Services yearly reviews
Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis.
World IP Report
Intangible Capital in Global Value Chains.
WIPO IP Facts and Figures
An overview of intellectual property activity using the latest available year of complete statistics.
Global Innovation Index
Energizing the World with Innovation.