Resources for Businesses

This page points to information across the WIPO website which may be of particular use to business-users of intellectual property.

PCT Resources provides resources for individuals or businesses wishing to file an international patent application through the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT); or to search patent documents.
Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks enables trademark owners to seek protection in multiple countries through a single application; and to search trademark applications.
The Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs enables users to register an industrial design in multiple countries through a single application; and to search design registrations.
Arbitration and Mediation Center offers cost effective, alternative dispute resolution options for the resolution of international commercial disputes between private parties. Services offered include:
- Internet Domain Name dispute resolution.

Directory of IP Offices lists the contact details of national copyright and industrial property offices worldwide.
SMEs site contains practical guides, articles, case studies and publications; plus details of forthcoming seminars. These cover many aspects of IP for business use, and are tailored particularly for the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises.
E-Bookshop and Free Information Products offer an extensive range of guides, handbooks and other publications, which can be browsed by subject matter or by publication type.
WIPO Magazine also includes a regular IP for Business feature.
IP Guides for SMEs: Inventing the Future - An Introduction to Patents; Looking Good - An Introduction to Industrial Designs; Making a Mark - An Introduction to Trademarks
Visit WIPO
WIPO Information Center is a visitor center, offering information materials and exhibitions on IP.

The WIPO Worldwide Academy offers a range of Executive Programs on IP for business managers.