WIPO is the United Nations agency that serves the world’s innovators and creators.

Geneva, Switzerland
Joined December 2011
Say hello to CLIP Visual Arts 👋🎨 WIPO's free learning platform for creators now helps painters, photographers, illustrators and other artists understand how intellectual property can help them protect, share and monetize their work. More: ow.ly/nB3850ZXe2N #goCLIPnow
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How innovative is your country? 💡 WIPO’s Global Innovation Index 2026 measures the innovation performance of nearly 140 economies. 👉Find out how your country ranks: ow.ly/S2Eh50ZYTE1 #GlobalInnovationIndex
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What remains uniquely human in the age of AI? 🧠 As AI gets more sophisticated and powerful, it's one of the defining questions of our time – and central to WIPO's inaugural Global Forum on IP and AI. Join the conversation on Nov. 9-10: ow.ly/7R0G50ZQZZj
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Ferries that… fly! ⛴️🚀 Rising out of the water, these electric boats use less energy and can travel further. Behind them is Swedish company Candela, which has used WIPO's PCT System to seek patent protection for its technology in multiple countries.
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Prosecutors and experts from 30 countries gathered at WIPO to discuss how to tackle cross-border intellectual property (IP) crime. WIPO’s first Global Forum for IP Prosecutors explored investigative techniques, challenges in prosecuting counterfeiting and piracy cases, and ways to strengthen international cooperation. Read more: ow.ly/Oraq5100tNs
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What goes into measuring innovation performance? 🔬 R&D investment 📄 Patent filings 🎓 Education 💻 High-tech products 🎬 Creative outputs WIPO's #GlobalInnovationIndex brings together around 80 indicators to rank economies around the world: ow.ly/rQIh50ZZmSS
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Judges from supreme, appellate, and specialized IP courts gathered at WIPO this week to exchange insights on how courts are resolving IP disputes ⚖️ The ninth WIPO Intellectual Property Judges Forum drew registrations from nearly 1,000 judges, with more than 160 attending in person. Topics discussed included AI-assisted and AI-generated outputs; use of protected works in AI training; digital technology patents; platform liability; and cross-border disputes. Read more: ow.ly/NX0r50ZY3yy
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Who gets credit when AI is involved? 🤖 That's not just a policy question – it's a technical one. How can we use technology to identify and track who contributed what? Join us online on November 11 to discover the latest developments in this and other areas where intellectual property and AI meet: ow.ly/oSZH50ZXvtQ
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Do you use WIPO’s PCT, Madrid, or Hague systems? WIPO Wallet makes payments easier for regular WIPO users – helping you save on bank transfer fees and pay quickly and securely. Learn more: ow.ly/78MH50ZUxWH
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This Swedish company is making electric boats fly 🚤⚡ Candela's hydrofoils lift the hull above the water, so its boats use less energy and can travel further. See for yourself 👇
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How do Indigenous communities practice their know-how and creativity today? Send us a video showing your community's traditional crafts, storytelling, agriculture, medicine, and more in action. 👉WIPO Video Prize for Indigenous Youth 2026: wipo.int/youth-prize
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These are the world's most innovative countries: 1. Switzerland 🇨🇭 2. Sweden 🇸🇪 3. US 🇺🇸 4. Republic of Korea 🇰🇷 5. Singapore 🇸🇬 6. UK 🇬🇧 7. Netherlands 🇳🇱 8. Finland 🇫🇮 9. Denmark 🇩🇰 10. China 🇨🇳 See the full rankings: ow.ly/S2Eh50ZYTE1 #GlobalInnovationIndex
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Judges from supreme, appellate, and specialized IP courts gathered at WIPO this week to exchange insights on how courts are resolving IP disputes ⚖️ The ninth WIPO Intellectual Property Judges Forum drew registrations from nearly 1,000 judges, with more than 160 attending in person. Topics discussed included AI-assisted and AI-generated outputs; use of protected works in AI training; digital technology patents; platform liability; and cross-border disputes. Read more: ow.ly/NX0r50ZY3yy
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Policymakers. Creators. Innovators. Industry. 🤝 No single stakeholder has all the answers on AI and intellectual property – so we're bringing them together for WIPO's inaugural Global Forum on IP and AI. Learn more: ow.ly/7R0G50ZQZZj
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Think you have what it takes to make your case? ⚖️ Only eight teams will reach the final rounds of the 2027 WIPO IP Moot Court Competition, at WIPO Headquarters in Geneva. Open to university teams of law students aged 35 and under. Apply now: ow.ly/LZmZ50ZWUnR
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Free 🆓 Practical 🔧 Made for artists 🎨 WIPO's CLIP Visual Arts offers guidance on intellectual property for painters, photographers, illustrators, and others – helping them get credited and paid for their work. More: ow.ly/nB3850ZXe2N #goCLIPnow
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WIPO's #MarrakeshTreaty has been in force for 10 years 📚💛 Covering 132 countries, the Treaty has made available 1.2+ million accessible books for people who are blind, visually impaired, or print disabled through WIPO's Accessible Books Consortium. 🔗 ow.ly/9RpX50ZT09y
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The song you listen to, the image you see, the article you read – human or AI-generated? 🤖 Telling the difference depends on systems most of us never notice – such as content identification and metadata. Learn more at WIPO's AI Infrastructure Interchange online meeting on November 11: ow.ly/oSZH50ZXvtQ
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Judges from supreme, appellate, and specialized IP courts gathered at WIPO this week to exchange insights on how courts are resolving IP disputes ⚖️ The ninth WIPO Intellectual Property Judges Forum drew registrations from nearly 1,000 judges, with more than 160 attending in person. Topics discussed included AI-assisted and AI-generated outputs; use of protected works in AI training; digital technology patents; platform liability; and cross-border disputes. Read more: ow.ly/NX0r50ZY3yy
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📢 Save the date: WIPO's online Mediation and Arbitration Workshop returns November 17-19, 2026. Over three days, learn how to resolve intellectual property and technology disputes out of court – from WIPO mediation and arbitration procedures to real case examples, current trends in the field, and drafting effective dispute resolution clauses. View program and register here: ow.ly/WVXQ50ZXvhS
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