WIPO Launches International Logo Competition

Geneva, March 2, 2001
Press Releases PR/2001/259

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), in line with a decision by its member states, has launched an international competition to find a new logo that will better represent the dynamics of the Organization. SGD Swiss Graphic Designers Association is providing technical assistance to WIPO in organizing the competition.

The competition is open to graphic designers in any of WIPO's 176 member states. A copy of the rules for the competition is available at https://www.wipo.int/news/en/logo/index.htm. Prizes will be awarded for the best three designs. The first prize winner will receive 25,000 Swiss Francs (ChF), the second 15,000 ChF and the third 10,000 ChF. Designs must reach WIPO by May 31, 2001, at 17:00 (CET) at the latest.

The winning designs will be selected by a jury composed of representatives of WIPO member states as well as of WIPO staff members. The jury's decision is final.

At their annual meeting last September, member states decided that the new logo should be a powerful symbol of the recent transformation and revitalization of the Organization. It must embody and project an organization which is dynamic, innovative and future-oriented. The new emblem should be simple, memorable and distinctive, as well as suitable for use in print and in other media.

The existing WIPO logo is over 30 years old.

For further information, please contact the Media Relations and Public Affairs Section at WIPO:

• Tel: (+41 22) 338 81 61 or (+41 22) 338 95 47;
• Fax: (+41 22) 338 88 10;
• E-mail: publicinf@wipo.int