1883, the Paris convention for the protection of industrial property was born. This is the first important international treaty aimed at protecting the intellectual creation of citizens of one country in other countries. The manifestations of these intellectual creations are industrial property rights, that is, inventions (patents), trademarks and industrial designs.
The Paris Convention came into force in 1884, when there were 14 member countries, and an international bureau was established to carry out administrative tasks, such as convening meetings of member countries.
From 65438 to 0886, with the conclusion of Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, copyright entered the international stage. The purpose of this convention is to protect the rights of nationals of its member countries internationally in order to control the use of their creative works and collect remuneration. The forms of these creative works are: novels, short stories, poems and dramas; Songs, operas, musical works and sonatas; And paintings, oil paintings, sculptures and architectural works. Like the Paris Convention, the Berne Convention also set up an international bureau to carry out administrative tasks.
1893, these two small international bureaus merged to form an international organization called the Joint International Bureau for the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (generally abbreviated as BIRPI in French). This small organization is located in Bern, Switzerland. At that time, there were only seven staff members, that is, the predecessor of today's World Intellectual Property Organization, a dynamic entity with 184 member countries and about 938 staff members from 95 countries around the world, shouldering expanding missions and tasks. With the increasing importance of intellectual property rights, the structure and form of this organization have also changed.
1960, BIRPI moved from Bern to Geneva to be closer to the United Nations and other international organizations in the city.
1On July 4th, 967, 5 1 members of the International Union for the Protection of Industrial Property (Paris Union) and the International Union for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (Berne Union) jointly established the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Stockholm, Sweden, in order to further promote worldwide intellectual property protection and strengthen cooperation between countries and various intellectual property organizations.
1970, the Convention on the Establishment of the World Intellectual Property Organization came into force; After institutional and administrative reforms and the establishment of a secretariat accountable to member States, the Joint International Bureau for the Protection of Intellectual Property became the World Intellectual Property Organization.
From 65438 to 0974, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) became a specialized agency of the United Nations organization system, shouldering the task of managing intellectual property affairs, and was recognized by the United Nations Member States.
From 65438 to 0978, the secretariat of WIPO moved into the headquarters building.
From 65438 to 0996, WIPO signed a cooperation agreement with the World Trade Organization (WTO), which expanded its role in global trade management and further proved the importance of intellectual property rights.
On July 23rd, 2009, the headquarters of the World Intellectual Property Organization launched the "Access to Research to Promote Development and Innovation" (foreign abbreviation: ARDI) program, which provides free online use of specific scientific and technological journals to intellectual property departments, universities and government research institutions in underdeveloped countries, while developing countries in China can use these journals at low prices.