Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization

The WIPO Convention, the constituent instrument of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), was signed at Stockholm on July 14, 1967, entered into force in 1970 and was amended in 1979. WIPO is an intergovernmental organization which in 1974 became one of the specialized agencies of the United Nations system.

The origins of WIPO go back to 1883 and 1886 when the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property and the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works provided for the establishment of an "International Bureau". The two bureaus were united in 1893 and, in 1970, were replaced by the World Intellectual Property Organization, by virtue of the WIPO Convention.

Members

• Contracting parties
• Members of WIPO Bodies:
  General Assembly | Conference | Coordination Committee | Program and Budget Committee

Additional information

• Summary of the WIPO Convention
• Amendment to Article 9(3) of the WIPO Convention
• Treaty Preparatory Documents