"During the pandemic, we launched our hand-woven raw-silk tego (national dress), one of our original designs. Now you can see copies of it everywhere. It’s really disheartening, because this sort of activity discourages creative people from coming up with new ideas." - Chandrika Tamang, founder of CDK.
WIPO’s global IP systems and other services are continuing operations, with most staff working remotely. Updates can be found via this central repository.
We provide the data and economic intelligence that enable strategic decisions, and artificial intelligence tools that enrich IP services and administration.
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.
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 promotes innovation and diffusion of green technologies by connecting technology and service providers with those seeking innovative, environmental solutions.
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.
The Patent Information Initiative for Medicines (Pat-INFORMED) provides a service to the global health community by facilitating easy access to medicine patent information.
