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What is WIPO?

Written by Jan Buza

Co-founder of Trama

WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) is a United Nations agency responsible for promoting and administering international intellectual property systems. It has 193 member states and administers 26 international treaties covering trademarks, patents, copyrights, and other areas of IP.

When it comes to trademarks, WIPO allows trademark holders to file a single international application designating multiple member countries. WIPO's role is purely administrative, though, since the actual examination and grant of rights in each designated country is handled by that country's national IP office.

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