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WIPO Wallet Is Now Live!

About WIPO Wallet: WIPO Wallet is a secure deposit account opened with WIPO, providing a fast, reliable, and cost-effective way to pay your WIPO fees related to Patents, Trademarks, Industrial Designs ...
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Roster of Consultants (ROC)

The WIPO Roster of Consultants (ROC) Database contains information on consultants engaged by the Organization to undertake specific intellectual property (IP) technical assistance activities at the ...
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Celebrating 10 years since the Entry into force of the Marrakesh Treaty!

The WIPO-administered Marrakesh Treaty makes the production and international transfer of specially-adapted books for people with blindness or visual impairments easier. It does this by establishing a ...
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Working Group on the Development of the Lisbon System (Appellations of Origin)

Working Group on the Development of the Lisbon System: Seventh session LI/WG/DEV-SYS/7 February 17 to February 19, 2026 (Geneva, Switzerland) Hybrid 10:00 - 18:00 Geneva time Working Group on the ...
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IP Facts and Figures

Applicants based in China filed around 1.8 million patent applications worldwide in 2024, followed by the US (503,271) and Japan (420,991). Patent applications filed worldwide by India-based ...
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WIPO Digital Access Service

The WIPO Digital Access Service (DAS) is an electronic system allowing priority documents and similar documents to be securely exchanged between participating intellectual property (IP) offices. The ...
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ARDI – Research for Innovation

The Access to Research for Development and Innovation (ARDI) program, coordinated by WIPO together with its partners in the publishing industry, provides free online access to major scientific and ...
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Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks (Madrid)

Working Group on the Legal Development of the Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks: Twenty-Fourth Session MM/LD/WG/24 October 5 to October 9, 2026 (Geneva, Switzerland) Hybrid ...
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Meeting of International Authorities Under the PCT

PCT Union: Meeting of International Authorities Under the PCT Thirty-Third Session PCT/MIA/33 October 28 to October 29, 2026 Virtual 12:00 - 15:00 Geneva time PCT Union: Meeting of International ...
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Patent Landscape Report - Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)

Generative AI is booming. It is a cutting-edge technology that is poised to disrupt various economic, social, and cultural sectors, and it extends far beyond simple human-like text generation using ...
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PCT Working Group

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Working Group: 19th session PCT/WG/19 February 2 to February 6, 2026 (Geneva, Switzerland) Hybrid 10:00 - 18:00 Geneva time Online registration also covers the ...
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Madrid System Webinars

Madrid System Webinar: eMadrid Deep Dive - Workbench, Access Rights and Monitoring Explained (in Korean) December 14, 2026 Virtual (Korean) 07:00 - 08:00 Geneva time Online registration Madrid System ...