World Intellectual Property Organization

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intergovernmental organization specialized agency of the United Nations treaty-based organization

The World Intellectual Property Organization is a global intergovernmental body that develops and oversees international rules and services for the protection of intellectual property rights.

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Label	Occurrences
World Intellectual Property Organization canonical	164
WIPO	22
International Bureau of WIPO	5
International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization	2
International Bureau	1
International Bureau of WIPO as PCT secretariat	1
United Nations system via WIPO	1
WIPO IP Portal	1
WIPO International Bureau	1
WIPO headquarters, Geneva	1
World Intellectual Property Indicators report	1
World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau	1
World Intellectual Property Organization headquarters	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17164 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: World Intellectual Property Organization
Context triple: [United Nations, hasSpecializedAgency, World Intellectual Property Organization]

A. World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization is an international body that regulates global trade rules between nations, aiming to ensure trade flows smoothly, predictably, and freely.
B. UNESCO
UNESCO is a specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes international cooperation in education, science, culture, and communication to foster peace and sustainable development.
C. International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) is an international arbitration institution that facilitates the resolution of legal disputes between foreign investors and sovereign states under investment treaties and contracts.
D. United States Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office is the federal agency responsible for granting patents, registering trademarks, and overseeing key aspects of intellectual property protection in the United States.
E. United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 that brings together most of the world’s countries to promote peace, security, cooperation, and human rights.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: World Intellectual Property Organization
Target entity description: The World Intellectual Property Organization is a global intergovernmental body that develops and oversees international rules and services for the protection of intellectual property rights.

A. World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization is an international body that regulates global trade rules between nations, aiming to ensure trade flows smoothly, predictably, and freely.
B. UNESCO
UNESCO is a specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes international cooperation in education, science, culture, and communication to foster peace and sustainable development.
C. International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) is an international arbitration institution that facilitates the resolution of legal disputes between foreign investors and sovereign states under investment treaties and contracts.
D. United States Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office is the federal agency responsible for granting patents, registering trademarks, and overseeing key aspects of intellectual property protection in the United States.
E. United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 that brings together most of the world’s countries to promote peace, security, cooperation, and human rights.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intergovernmental organization ⓘ specialized agency of the United Nations ⓘ treaty-based organization ⓘ
administersTreaty	Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works ⓘ Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure ⓘ Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs ⓘ Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration ⓘ Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks ⓘ Madrid Protocol ⓘ Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks ⓘ Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property ⓘ Patent Cooperation Treaty ⓘ WIPO Copyright Treaty ⓘ WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty ⓘ
becameUNSpecializedAgencyOn	1974 ⓘ
cooperatesWith	World Customs Organization ⓘ World Health Organization ⓘ World Trade Organization ⓘ
country	Switzerland ⓘ
dateFounded	1967-07-14 ⓘ
executiveHead	Director General of WIPO ⓘ
fieldOfWork	copyright law ⓘ geographical indications ⓘ industrial design law ⓘ intellectual property ⓘ patent law ⓘ trademark law ⓘ traditional knowledge and genetic resources ⓘ
focusesOn	capacity building in intellectual property for developing countries ⓘ development of international IP norms and standards ⓘ
foundedBy	United Nations ⓘ
governingBody	WIPO Conference ⓘ linked to: WIPO General Assembly WIPO Coordination Committee ⓘ WIPO General Assembly ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Geneva, Switzerland ⓘ linked to: Geneva
legalBasis	WIPO Convention ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Central European Time ⓘ
mission	to ensure that the protection of intellectual property contributes to economic development ⓘ to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world ⓘ
numberOfMemberStates	over 190 ⓘ
offersService	Hague System for the international registration of industrial designs ⓘ linked to: Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs Madrid System for the international registration of marks ⓘ linked to: Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks Patent Cooperation Treaty international patent filing system ⓘ WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center ⓘ WIPO PROOF digital evidence service ⓘ
officialLanguage	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
parentOrganization	United Nations system ⓘ
placeFounded	Stockholm, Sweden ⓘ linked to: Stockholm
publishes	Global Innovation Index (with partners) ⓘ World Intellectual Property Indicators report ⓘ linked to: World Intellectual Property Organization
shortName	WIPO ⓘ linked to: World Intellectual Property Organization
typeOfOrganization	member-driven organization ⓘ
website	https://www.wipo.int ⓘ

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Referenced by (202)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United Nations → hasSpecializedAgency → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Geneva → isSeatOf → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

World Intellectual Property Organization → shortName → WIPO ⓘ

linked to: World Intellectual Property Organization

World Intellectual Property Organization → publishes → World Intellectual Property Indicators report ⓘ

linked to: World Intellectual Property Organization

Patent Cooperation Treaty → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Patent Cooperation Treaty → administeredBy → WIPO ⓘ

linked to: World Intellectual Property Organization

Patent Cooperation Treaty → establishes → International Bureau of WIPO as PCT secretariat ⓘ

linked to: World Intellectual Property Organization

Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs → applicationFiledWith → International Bureau of WIPO ⓘ

linked to: World Intellectual Property Organization

WIPO Coordination Committee → partOf → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

WIPO Coordination Committee → parentOrganization → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

WIPO Convention → establishes → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

WIPO Convention → definesMandateOf → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

WIPO Convention → definesStructureOf → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

WIPO Convention → definesFunctionsOf → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

WIPO Convention → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Madrid Protocol → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Madrid Protocol → hasConcept → International Bureau ⓘ

linked to: World Intellectual Property Organization

Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Director General of WIPO → positionInOrganization → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Director General of WIPO → employer → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Director General of WIPO → headOf → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Director General of WIPO → seat → WIPO headquarters, Geneva ⓘ

linked to: World Intellectual Property Organization

Director General of WIPO → isChiefExecutiveOf → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Global Innovation Index → hasPublisher → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

subject linked to: Global Innovation Index (with partners)

Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works → administeredBy → WIPO ⓘ

linked to: World Intellectual Property Organization

Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks → administeredBy → WIPO ⓘ

linked to: World Intellectual Property Organization

Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks → implementedBy → International Bureau of WIPO ⓘ

linked to: World Intellectual Property Organization

United Nations system → hasPart → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

WIPO Copyright Treaty → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

WIPO Copyright Treaty → administeredBy → WIPO ⓘ

linked to: World Intellectual Property Organization

Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks → administeredBy → WIPO ⓘ

linked to: World Intellectual Property Organization

Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks → usedBy → World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau ⓘ

linked to: World Intellectual Property Organization

WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty → administeredBy → WIPO ⓘ

linked to: World Intellectual Property Organization

Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration → registrationAuthority → International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

linked to: World Intellectual Property Organization

Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property → depositary → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center → partOf → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center → parentOrganization → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center → operatedBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

WIPO General Assembly → partOf → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Internet governance → involvesOrganization → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

United Nations agencies → hasMember → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

Washington Treaty on Intellectual Property in Respect of Integrated Circuits → administeredBy → World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

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