The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is one of the 16 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world".
Member Countries
- Albania
- Angola
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Congo (Dem. Rep.)
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Fiji
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Israel
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Korea (South)
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Liechtenstein
- Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Morocco
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Nepal
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Rwanda
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- St Kitts & Nevis
- St Lucia
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Switzerland
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Tonga
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Turkey
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United States
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Central African Rep.
- Congo (Rep.)
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Niger
- Senegal
- Chad
- Togo
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Belarus
- Bhutan
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Comoros
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Kazakhstan
- Korea (North)
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Papua New Guinea
- Qatar
- Russia
- Samoa (western)
- San Marino
- Sao Tome & Principe
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- St Vincent
- Sudan
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
- Vatican City
- Yemen