World Intellectual Property Organization was created on 1967-07-14.
Like many agencies of the United Nations, the World Intellectual Property Organization is based in Geneva, Switzerland.
The World Intellectual Property Organization (Who patent and trademark intellectual property) are based at: Suite 2525 2 United Nations Plaza New York N.Y.10017
WIPO stands for WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION
Japan is a signatory to all major World Intellectual Property Organization treaties; specifics are available at the WIPO website, linked below.
The World Trade Organization.
All of them, presumably. Most countries have copyright laws based in some way on the Berne Convention, administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization, part of the World Trade Organization.
The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, the World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty, and the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights are the current international copyright conventions.
This week (June 6-11, 2011), the Patent Cooperation Working Group is meeting in Geneva.
The World Intellectual Property Organization, an agency of the United Nations, is the major proponent of international copyright issues.
There are 18 specialized agencies of the United Nations, such as the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, the World Health Organization, World Intellectual Property Organization and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
Christopher Arup has written: 'Innovation, policy, and law' -- subject(s): Law and legislation, Intellectual property, High technology industries, Foreign trade promotion 'The World Trade Organization Knowledge Agreements (Cambridge Studies in Law and Society)' 'The new World Trade Organization agreements' -- subject(s): Case studies, Intellectual property (International law), Law and legislation, Service industries, World Trade Organization
The agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights is a World Trade Organization agreement from 1994 which required member states to better align their various IP laws. It significantly eased international trade in intellectual property and increased accessibility to patented drugs in developing nations, but perhaps its biggest impact was forcing countries to acknowledge that intellectual property rights hadtrade-related aspects to begin with.