Member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization

WIPO members
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The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is one of the 16 specialized agencies of the United Nations.

WIPO currently has 194 member states.[1] 190 of the UN Members as well as the Holy See, Niue and the Cook Islands are Members of WIPO. Non-members are the states of Palau, South Sudan, and the states with limited recognition. Palestine has observer status.[2]

History

References

  1. ^ "Member States". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  2. ^ "WIPO Observers". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  3. ^ "Dominican Republic Joins WIPO". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  4. ^ "TREATY/CONVENTION/215: [WIPO Convention] Accession by the Republic of Vanuatu". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  5. ^ "WIPO Welcomes Two New Member States". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  6. ^ "WIPO Welcomes Solomon Islands as 192nd Member State". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  7. ^ "WIPO Welcomes Nauru as 193rd Member State". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  8. ^ "Micronesia Joins WIPO (photo on Flickr)". director-general. Retrieved 2025-12-11.