The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is one of the 16 specialized agencies of the United Nations.
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Members
Non-members
WIPO currently has 193 member states.[1] 190 of the UN Members as well as the Holy See, Niue and the Cook Islands are Members of WIPO. Non-members are the states of Kosovo, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, South Sudan, and the states with limited recognition. Palestine has observer status.[2]
History edit
- 27 March 2000: Dominican Republic joins[3]
- 2 March 2012: Vanuatu joins[4]
- 11/12 December 2017: East Timor and the Marshall Islands join[5]
- 4 July 2019: Solomon Islands join[6]
- 11 May 2020 Nauru joins[7]
References edit
- ^ "Member States". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ^ "WIPO Observers". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ^ "Dominican Republic Joins WIPO". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ^ "TREATY/CONVENTION/215: [WIPO Convention] Accession by the Republic of Vanuatu". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ^ "WIPO Welcomes Two New Member States". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ^ "WIPO Welcomes Solomon Islands as 192nd Member State". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ^ "WIPO Welcomes Nauru as 193rd Member State". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
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