Search Reset
Query > English
Annual financial report and financial statements
Year to December 31, 2024
WIPO financial statements are submitted to its Assemblies of Member States in accordance with the Financial Regulations and Rules.
Publication year: 2025
The Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs
Main Features and Advantages
This guide outlines the benefits and advantages of WIPO's Hague System which provides a unique international mechanism for securing and managing design rights simultaneously in multiple countries or regions through one application, in one language with one set of fees.
A Guide to the Main WIPO Services
This brochure outlines the range of global intellectual property (IP) services that are offered by WIPO to support businesses and individuals through the IP lifecycle. These services can help innovators and creators protect their inventions, trademarks and designs in multiple countries, and resolve their IP disputes, through free global databases of IP information, highly efficient and cost-effective global IP protection services, and neutral non-profit dispute resolution services.
Year to December 31, 2023
Publication year: 2024
Securing Loans with Your IP Assets
Hands-on IP Finance
This guide assists businesses and intellectual property (IP) owners in leveraging IP to secure loans. It outlines how IP can support debt financing, prepares users for discussions with lenders, and provides insights into the lending process. Additionally, the guide addresses post-loan procedures. Throughout, practical checklists and templates equip businesses and IP owners to maximize the value of their intangible assets and facilitate favorable financing terms
Are the best tunes played on the oldest fiddles? Distribution and digitization of recorded classical music
Economic Research Working Paper No. 87
This research looks at the distributional effects of copyright when creative works are protected under multiple rights. It exploits a quasi-natural experiment and recent law changes introduced under EU Directive 77/2011 on the term of protection of copyright and related rights as well as variation in author death years. We examine the causal implications of copyright and related rights protection around music recordings vis-à-vis public domain status for the availability of classical music as physical and digital releases. Results suggest that public domain status of related rights favours the availability and re-releases of classical music in physical and digital formats. The emergence of music streaming services in EU member states and catalogue-wide licensing moderate effects over time. We however find little evidence that public domain status of author rights affects the distribution of classical music in digital or physical channels. We contemplate the implications of our results for intellectual property policy.
Country Perspectives: Austria's Journey
Austria's Journey in the “Unlocking IP-backed Financing Series” gives an account of how Austria fosters growth and innovation on multiple fronts, from promoting research to supporting local businesses. With intellectual property recognized as a strong driver of commercial success, the country maintains a strong legal framework that supports its protection. Austrian innovators actively leverage IP assets for competitive advantage and market expansion. While IP-backed financing has yet to become mainstream in Austria's financial landscape, increased awareness and the growing venture capital market present promising pathways for its development.
Green Technology Book
Energy solutions for climate change
Energy is at the forefront of WIPO's third edition of the Green Technology Book. This volume focuses on energy technologies, mitigation and adaptation by looking at solutions for households and communities in cities and rural areas, public spaces and infrastructure, water utilities and farming. The book also looks at options for increasing energy efficiency and introducing new energies in key service areas such health facilities, supermarkets and datacenters.
WIPO IP Facts and Figures 2024
WIPO IP Facts and Figures 2024 gives an overview of annual activity across five types of industrial property: patents, utility models, trademarks, industrial designs, and geographical indications. Drawn from the comprehensive World Intellectual Property Indicators 2024, this useful summary guide explains key trends and takeaways, illustrated throughout with intuitive data visualizations.
World Intellectual Property Indicators 2024
World Intellectual Property Indicators is the annual survey of intellectual property (IP) activity around the world carried out by WIPO, the United Nations specialized agency for innovation and IP. This authoritative report analyzes IP activity around the globe. Drawing on 2023 filing, registration and renewals statistics from national and regional IP offices and WIPO, World Intellectual Property Indicators covers patents, utility models, trademarks, industrial designs, microorganisms, plant variety protection and geographical indications.