World Intellectual Property Organization

specialized UN agency focused on intellectual property protection
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World Intellectual Property Organization

Summary

World Intellectual Property Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations[1]. It draws 1,875 Wikipedia views per month (specialized_agency_of_the_united_nations category, ranking #8 of 16).[2]

Key Facts

  • World Intellectual Property Organization is in the country of Switzerland[3].
  • World Intellectual Property Organization's instance of is recorded as specialized agency of the United Nations[4].
  • World Intellectual Property Organization's instance of is recorded as intellectual property organization[5].
  • World Intellectual Property Organization's official language is recorded as English[6].
  • World Intellectual Property Organization's official language is recorded as French[7].
  • World Intellectual Property Organization's headquarters location is recorded as Geneva[8].
  • World Intellectual Property Organization's chief executive officer is recorded as Daren Tang[9].
  • World Intellectual Property Organization's Commons category is recorded as World Intellectual Property Organization[10].
  • World Intellectual Property Organization's foundational text is recorded as Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization[11].
  • July 14, 1967 marks the founding of World Intellectual Property Organization[12].
  • 1967 marks the founding of World Intellectual Property Organization[13].
  • World Intellectual Property Organization's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.222064700000004, 'lon': 6.136986406050485}[14].
  • World Intellectual Property Organization's parent organization or unit is recorded as United Nations[15].
  • World Intellectual Property Organization's official website is recorded as https://www.wipo.int[16].
  • World Intellectual Property Organization's topic's main category is recorded as Category:World Intellectual Property Organization[17].
  • World Intellectual Property Organization's legal form is recorded as International organisation[18].
  • World Intellectual Property Organization's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'World Intellectual Property Organization'}[19].
  • World Intellectual Property Organization's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'WIPO'}[20].
  • World Intellectual Property Organization's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'OMPI'}[21].
  • World Intellectual Property Organization's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'OMPI'}[22].
  • World Intellectual Property Organization's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'gl', 'text': 'OMPI'}[23].
  • World Intellectual Property Organization's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'OMPI'}[24].
  • World Intellectual Property Organization's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'الويبو'}[25].
  • World Intellectual Property Organization's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'САІУ'}[26].
  • World Intellectual Property Organization's owner of is recorded as WIPO Lex[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include July 14, 1967[12] and 1967[13].

Identity

Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'WIPO'}[20], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'OMPI'}[21], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'OMPI'}[22], {'lang': 'gl', 'text': 'OMPI'}[23], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'OMPI'}[24], and {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'الويبو'}[25].

Leadership

World Intellectual Property Organization's chief executive officer is recorded as Daren Tang[9].

Operations

World Intellectual Property Organization's headquarters location is recorded as Geneva[8]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as United Nations[15].

Why It Matters

World Intellectual Property Organization draws 1,875 Wikipedia views per month (specialized_agency_of_the_united_nations category, ranking #8 of 16).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Works attributed to it include Global Innovation Index[30], an index number[31], founded in 2007[32]; World Intellectual Property Indicators[33], a publication[34], founded in 2009[35]; and World Intellectual Property Report[36], a periodical[37], founded in 2009[38], headquartered in Geneva[39].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . un.org. Retrieved . un.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wipolex.wipo.int. wipolex.wipo.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . ROR release v1.19. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . n2t.net. Retrieved . n2t.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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