Program Activities
The links below provide information on specific WIPO programs and activities:
- Developing laws and standards – details on WIPO’s activities to facilitate the balanced evolution of IP norms and standards in the areas of patents, trademarks, designs and copyright;
- IP for Development – an overview of WIPO’s technical assistance and capacity-building programs for developing countries, as well as information on the Development Agenda;
- Copyright issues – the latest information on copyright treaties, current topics in the field and forthcoming events;
- Traditional Knowledge, Folklore and Genetic Resources – highlights of WIPO’s work to examine the role IP principles can play in promoting community-led economic development and benefit-sharing of indigenous cultural heritage;
- The Economics of IP – video recordings of WIPO’s seminar series on IP and economics, and information on meetings and events; – information on WIPO’s assistance in coordinating and developing a global IP infrastructure, including international classifications, PATENTSCOPE®, IP office modernization, IP standards;
- Global Infrastructure – information on WIPO’s assistance in coordinating and developing a global IP infrastructure, including international classifications, PATENTSCOPE®, IP office modernization, IP standards;
- Transition and Developed Countries – information about WIPO’s activities in transition and developed countries;
- Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) – case studies and other resources on IP for SMEs, including initiatives for making the IP system more accessible and affordable for them;
- WIPO Academy – details on the Academy’s distance learning courses, summer program for young professionals, master’s degree programs, professional training, teaching and research, policy development;
- Communications – includes customer service, public outreach tools, publications, film, WIPO Awards, World Intellectual Property Day, and the WIPO
- Building Respect for IP – information on WIPO’s Advisory Committee on Enforcement as well as other activities for promoting respect for IP, and a case law database of enforcement decisions from around the world.
- Global Challenges and IP – information on WIPO's work in the areas of climate change, public health and food security.
- IP and Competition Policy – information about WIPO’s work to facilitate dialogue on the interface between these two fields. Includes studies on how intangible business assets can be used more efficiently by applying competition law norms and principles.
